Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist - Relocation Support

Orion Placement; Gig Harbor (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Confidential Employer in Gig Harbor, WA is seeking a Medical Physicist to perform and oversee radiation treatment planning and QA in a clinical oncology setting.

The role offers on-site work with relocation assistance and opportunities to collaborate with radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, therapists, and researchers. A Master’s in Physics or Medical Physics is required, with ABR eligibility preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics or a natural science.
• Master’s degree in Physics, Medical Physics, or related field.
• Clinical medical physics or radiation oncology physics experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with treatment planning, commissioning, calibration, QA, beam data, and radiation safety is highly valued.
• Medical physics residency training and ABR board eligibility or certification are preferred.
• Strong analytical, technical, communication, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to occasionally lift supplies weighing up to 30 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee radiation treatment planning and determination of patient dose distributions.
• Calibrate radiation oncology treatment machines and radiation sources according to accepted clinical protocols.
• Conduct acceptance testing, commissioning, calibration, and ongoing quality assurance of radiation therapy equipment.
• Generate, analyze, validate, and maintain beam data for treatment planning and clinical use.
• Ensure treatment planning systems contain accurate beam and source data.
• Develop and maintain quality assurance procedures, testing tolerances, and testing frequencies.
• Collaborate with radiation oncologists to evaluate and optimize radiation treatment plans.
• Support external beam therapy, brachytherapy, imaging systems, simulators, CT systems, and treatment planning technology.
• Oversee equipment maintenance and confirm treatment machines are safe to return to clinical service.
• Help establish treatment planning, radiation safety, and clinical workflow procedures.
• Provide medical physics education and technical guidance to physicians, therapists, dosimetrists, nurses, technical staff, and learners.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physics or natural science

Master's degree in Physics, Medical Physics, or related field

Tools

Treatment planning systems

Quality assurance software

Job description

Confidential Employer in Gig Harbor, WA is seeking a Medical Physicist to perform and oversee radiation treatment planning and QA in a clinical oncology setting.

The role offers on-site work with relocation assistance and opportunities to collaborate with radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, therapists, and researchers. A Master’s in Physics or Medical Physics is required, with ABR eligibility preferred.