Therapeutic Medical Physicist — Radiation Oncology

UC Health; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $16,000 service bonus

Job summary

UC Health is hiring a Full Time Therapeutic Physicist in Cincinnati, OH to ensure the safe and accurate delivery of radiation therapy. The role involves designing, optimizing, and verifying treatment plans, calibrating equipment, and collaborating with radiation oncologists and therapists to maintain patient safety and high-quality care.

Required: CAMPEP residency, master's degree in Medical Physics or ABR field; PhD preferred; board certification in Therapeutic Physics preferred; prior QA and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Medical Physics or ABR-approved field.
• PhD in Medical Physics or ABR-approved field preferred.
• CAMPEP residency completed within the last 3 years.
• Board certification in Therapeutic Physics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Linear Accelerator Quality Assurance: monthly and annual QA on linear accelerators; verify beam output, energy, symmetry, flatness, mechanical accuracy; document results and implement corrective actions.
• Initial Plan Checks: review dose calculations, beam parameters, target coverage and organ-at-risk constraints to ensure physician prescription and clinical protocols are met.
• Patient Specific Quality Assurance: perform QA to verify dose distributions, monitor units, and treatment delivery parameters for IMRT/VMAT.
• HDR Planning And Quality Assurance: create and review HDR plans; verify source strength, dwell times; QA of HDR afterloader and planning system.
• LDR Implants: plan and deliver LDR brachytherapy; image-based planning, source positioning, post-implant dose assessment and QA.

Skills

1-2 years experience

CAMPEP residency within last 3 years

Education

Master's Degree - Medical Physics or ABR approved field

PhD in Medical Physics or ABR approved field

Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Physics

Job description

UC Health is hiring a Full Time Therapeutic Physicist in Cincinnati, OH to ensure the safe and accurate delivery of radiation therapy. The role involves designing, optimizing, and verifying treatment plans, calibrating equipment, and collaborating with radiation oncologists and therapists to maintain patient safety and high-quality care.

Required: CAMPEP residency, master's degree in Medical Physics or ABR field; PhD preferred; board certification in Therapeutic Physics preferred; prior QA and