Therapeutic Physicist, Radiation Oncology, Ful Time, First Shift

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

Job Description

UC Health is hiring a Full Time Therapeutic Physicist for the Radiation Oncology department. We are offering up to a $16,000 service bonus! The primary purpose of a therapeutic medical physicist is to ensure the safe and accurate delivery of radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. They design, optimize, and verify treatment plans so that the prescribed dose precisely targets the tumor while minimizing exposure to healthy tissues. Therapeutic medical physicists also maintain and calibrate radiation therapy equipment to meet strict safety and quality standards. In addition, they collaborate closely with radiation oncologists and therapists to continuously improve treatment effectiveness and patient safety. Non-certified physicists will work under the supervision of board certified physicists while completing these tasks.

Location

Cincinnati, OH, United States

Qualifications

• Minimum Required: Master's Degree - Medical Physics or ABR approved field.
• Preferred: PhD in Medical Physics or ABR approved field.
• LICENSE & CAPTION: N/A.
• Minimum Required: 1 - 2 Years equivalent.
• Graduate of a CAMPEP accredited residency within the last 3 years.
• Preferred: 5-10 Years equivalent experience.
• Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Physics.

Responsibilities

• Linear Accelerator Quality Assurance:

  The therapeutic physicist is responsible for the completion of monthly and annual quality assurance (QA) on linear accelerators. Linear accelerator QA involves ensuring the safe, accurate, and reliable performance of medical linear accelerators used in radiation therapy. The job function includes performing routine daily, monthly, and annual QA tests to verify beam output, energy, symmetry, flatness, and mechanical accuracy according to established protocols and regulatory standards. It also involves troubleshooting equipment issues, documenting QA results, and implementing corrective actions when performance falls outside acceptable tolerances. This role requires close collaboration with other medical physicists, service engineers, and clinical staff to maintain patient safety and treatment quality.

• Initial Plan Checks:

  Initial plan checks involve verifying the accuracy and safety of a radiation therapy treatment plan before it is delivered to a patient. The job function includes reviewing dose calculations, beam parameters, target coverage, and organ-at-risk constraints to ensure the plan meets the physician’s prescription and clinical protocols. It also involves confirming correct patient data, imaging, and treatment setup information within the treatment planning and record-and-verify systems. This process helps prevent errors and ensures that treatments are delivered as intended with a high level of precision and patient safety.

• Patient Specific Quality Assurance:

  Patient-specific quality assurance (QA) ensures that an individual radiation therapy treatment plan can be accurately and safely delivered as designed. The job function includes performing measurement-based or software-based QA to verify dose distributions, monitor units, and treatment delivery parameters for techniques such as IMRT and VMAT. It involves analyzing QA results against established acceptance criteria, investigating discrepancies, and documenting outcomes. This process provides an additional safety check to confirm that the planned treatment will be delivered correctly to the patient.

• HDR Planning And Quality Assurance:

  HDR planning and QA involve ensuring the accurate and safe delivery of high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatments. The job function includes creating and reviewing HDR treatment plans, verifying source strength, dwell positions, dwell times, and dose distributions in accordance with the physician’s prescription. It also involves performing pre-treatment and ongoing QA of the HDR afterloader, applicators, and treatment planning system to confirm proper system performance. These tasks are critical for maintaining patient safety, regulatory compliance, and high-quality clinical outcomes.

• LDR Implants:

  LDR implant planning and procedures involve the preparation and delivery of low-dose-rate brachytherapy treatments using radioactive sources placed temporarily or permanently in or near the target volume. The job function includes imaging-based treatment planning to determine appropriate source strength, number, and placement to meet the prescribed dose while minimizing exposure to surrounding normal tissues. It also involves clinical support during implantation to verify accurate source positioning and geometry. Post-implant dose assessment, documentation, and quality assurance are performed to ensure treatment accuracy, safety, and compliance with clinical standards.

About UC Health

UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com.

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