Physicist – Radiation Oncology - Full Time

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 233,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY, is seeking a Medical Physicist to join the Radiation Oncology physics group in a patient-focused, high-tech environment. The successful candidate will perform machine calibrations, QA, treatment planning, dosimetry measurements, and brachytherapy support, while collaborating with a team of physicians, dosimetrists and researchers.

Experience with Gamma Knife Icon and Varian TrueBeam is preferred.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in physics, medical physics or related field.
• New York State Licensed medical physicist or NY State license eligible.
• ABR certification is preferred.
• Three years of experience in Radiation Oncology Physics preferred.
• Experience with Gamma Knife, Varian TrueBeam, Eclipse, Brainlab and IGRT is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Machine calibrations and equipment QA.
• Treatment planning activities and dosimetry measurements.
• Brachytherapy support and calculations.
• Radiation safety duties and scholarly teaching activities.
• Collaborate with physicians, dosimetrists and researchers; involve Gamma Knife Icon work.

Skills

Medical physics expertise

Clinical radiation oncology

Gamma Knife experience

IGRT experience

License in NY

Education

MS or PhD in medical physics

Tools

Eclipse

Brainlab

Leksell Gamma Plan

Velocity

ARIA

IGRT

Job description

Impact the Future of Radiation Oncology

Physicist – Radiation Oncology - Full Time

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic health care delivery systems, dedicated to providing the highest quality, most compassionate care to patients in the New York metropolitan area and throughout the globe.

Location

New York, New York

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Description

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is seeking a skilled medical physicist to join the physics group of an expanding department of Radiation Oncology in a patient-focused, high-tech environment offering leading edge treatments including a newly installed Icon Gamma Knife, MR-guided treatments, OSMS, ExacTrac, INTRABEAM IORT, TBI, HDR treatments and LDR implants. The department is comprised of two departments located across the street from each other: one is located on the 4th floor of a recently built 18-story outpatient facility while the 2nd is a hospital-based department. Treatment planning is provided through a combination of Eclipse, Brainlab, Leksell Gamma Plan, and Velocity platforms, all sharing ARIA as our backbone for EMR and Record&Verify systems.

The successful candidate would join a team of 6 staff physicists, 3 faculty physicists along with 7 dosimetrists in support of a practice of 10 physicians. You would be actively involved with the Gamma Knife Icon unit which is situated within the Radiation Oncology clinical department, as well as participate in other standard radiation therapy physics activities: machine calibrations, equipment QA, treatment planning activities, dosimetry measurements, calculations, brachytherapy, radiation safety and some teaching. The department has a CAMPEP-accredited Medical Physics Residency program.

Required Criteria

• M.S. or Ph.D. in physics, medical physics or related field
• New York State Licensed medical physicist or New York State License eligible

Preferred Criteria

• ABR certified
• Three years of experience in Radiation Oncology Physics
• Experience with Gamma Knife
• Experience with Varian TrueBeam, Eclipse, Brainlab and IGRT

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Please note that all roles require on-site presence (variable by role). Therefore, all employees should live within a commutable distance to NYP.

NYP will not reimburse for travel expenses.

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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is an equal opportunity employer.

Salary Range

$233,000-$279,600/Annual

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