UT Southwestern Medical Center
Physics Assistant, Radiation Oncology
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
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Overview UT Southwestern Medical Center is a world-renowned medical and research center with over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. We are committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion, offering a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our benefits package includes healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wages, merit increases, and more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you\'ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career.
Job Summary The Physics Assistant will provide support as a member of the Medical Physics and Engineering Division in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern. The Physics Assistant will create adaptive treatment documents, including treatment plans; perform quality assurance (QA) of adaptive treatment delivery; and analyze data resulting from adaptive therapy treatments.
Benefits
PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100% coverage for preventive healthcare—no copay
Paid Time Off, available day one
Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
Learn more about these and other UT Southwestern employee benefits!
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor\'s Degree in Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physical Science. Preferred: Master\'s Degree.
Experience: Programming experience.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
Locates from PACS and simulator systems patient CT/MR/PET images and imports them into the treatment planning system.
Registers MR, PET and/or CT images together for treatment planning.
Prepares treatment plan documents and billing notes and uploads them into the record and verify system.
Recalculates adaptive plans post treatment to provide a record of the benefit of plan adaption.
Creates adaptive treatment documents and enters them in the record and verify system to support adaptive therapy billing.
Records, collates and analyzes timing statistics for each step of adaptive treatments to identify areas to reduce patient in-vault time.
Performs patient-specific quality assurance of treatment plans, pre-delivery for initial plans, and post-delivery for adaptive plans.
Analyses and accumulates dose from each fraction of adaptive plans to provide an estimate of delivered treatment for the attending physician\'s review.
Conduct mechanical and image quality tests for QA of linear accelerators or simulators.
Undertakes accelerator commissioning tasks as assigned.
Conduct QA device commissioning including determining tests required, measurements and commissioning report.
Inventories QA equipment (solid water, phantoms, ion chambers, electrometers, thermometers, barometers, etc.).
Performs other duties as assigned.
Security and EEO Statement This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.
Job Details
Primary Location: Texas-Dallas-5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Work Locations: 5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Organization: 427003 - RO-Medical Physics&Engineering
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
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Physics Assistant, Radiation Oncology
role at
UT Southwestern Medical Center .
Overview UT Southwestern Medical Center is a world-renowned medical and research center with over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. We are committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion, offering a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our benefits package includes healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wages, merit increases, and more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you\'ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career.
Job Summary The Physics Assistant will provide support as a member of the Medical Physics and Engineering Division in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern. The Physics Assistant will create adaptive treatment documents, including treatment plans; perform quality assurance (QA) of adaptive treatment delivery; and analyze data resulting from adaptive therapy treatments.
Benefits
PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100% coverage for preventive healthcare—no copay
Paid Time Off, available day one
Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
Learn more about these and other UT Southwestern employee benefits!
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor\'s Degree in Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physical Science. Preferred: Master\'s Degree.
Experience: Programming experience.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
Locates from PACS and simulator systems patient CT/MR/PET images and imports them into the treatment planning system.
Registers MR, PET and/or CT images together for treatment planning.
Prepares treatment plan documents and billing notes and uploads them into the record and verify system.
Recalculates adaptive plans post treatment to provide a record of the benefit of plan adaption.
Creates adaptive treatment documents and enters them in the record and verify system to support adaptive therapy billing.
Records, collates and analyzes timing statistics for each step of adaptive treatments to identify areas to reduce patient in-vault time.
Performs patient-specific quality assurance of treatment plans, pre-delivery for initial plans, and post-delivery for adaptive plans.
Analyses and accumulates dose from each fraction of adaptive plans to provide an estimate of delivered treatment for the attending physician\'s review.
Conduct mechanical and image quality tests for QA of linear accelerators or simulators.
Undertakes accelerator commissioning tasks as assigned.
Conduct QA device commissioning including determining tests required, measurements and commissioning report.
Inventories QA equipment (solid water, phantoms, ion chambers, electrometers, thermometers, barometers, etc.).
Performs other duties as assigned.
Security and EEO Statement This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.
Job Details
Primary Location: Texas-Dallas-5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Work Locations: 5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Organization: 427003 - RO-Medical Physics&Engineering
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
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