Therapeutic Medical Physicist

Overview The Division of Medical Physics at Baylor Scott and White Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, is seeking a full-time MS and DMP therapeutic medical physicist in Radiation Therapy to join our team and support clinical operations at the Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Hillcrest, in Waco, Texas. This position is an addition due to growth in Hillcrest. The successful candidate will join a group of physicists consisting of 3 PhD-level physicists and 5 MS-level physicists (this position will make 6 MS-level physicists) covering 4 clinics in Central Texas: Temple, Killeen, Waco, and College Station. This is a clinical on-site position at the Hillcrest clinic with another senior physicist. Among the four clinics, there are 5 Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators, 2 Varian Varisource units, 1 Elekta Flexitron, and 5 CT simulators. We are also expecting to add a second Varian TrueBeam at Hillcrest in the near future.

Responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible for providing physics support at the Hillcrest clinic and will work with other members of the radiation oncology team to deliver the highest level of clinical service. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Performing, evaluating, and managing regularly scheduled quality assurance testing of treatment-related machines and/or systems (linear accelerator, brachytherapy, computed tomography, and radiation treatment planning system).

Performing and supervising any radiation treatment that requires a therapeutic medical physicist to be present.

Performing, supervising, and evaluating any computer-aided planning and/or calculation for radiation treatment (external beam and HDR).

Performing and evaluating patient-related dosimetric measurements to assess treatment quality.

Providing consultation to radiation oncologists, clinical staff, and patients if requested.

Participating in the acceptance and commissioning of new treatment modalities.

Participating in state and federal compliance of the department.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including health/vision/dental insurance

403(b) plans, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Savings Account, and Life Insurance

Highly competitive compensation package

Working with highly knowledgeable colleagues

Opportunities for research and teaching physics residents

Opportunities for growth and learning

Qualifications

Master of Science or DMP in Medical Physics or related field required.

Licensed (either full or temporary) by the State of Texas as a Medical Physicist required.

Eligible for Therapeutic Medical Physics board certification by the American Board of Radiology required. Must have passed Part I of ABR therapeutic medical physics certificate.

Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level

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