Medical Physicist

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
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Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

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Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number SRGV
6928

Working Title

Working Title MEDICAL PHYSICIST

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Location Edinburg, Texas

Department

Department School of Medicine / Clinical Affairs

FTE

FTE 1.0

FLSA

FLSA Non-Exempt

Scope of Job

Provide medical physics clinical services to patient treatment using standard and advanced treatment techniques, perform treatment machine quality assurance including acceptance testing and commissioning, perform treatment planning, approve and implement technical procedures prior to clinical use, perform quality assurance for patient record dosimetric information, involvement in informatics development and direction. The opportunity exists for a limited participation in educational activities, if these activities are compatible with the primary responsibilities of clinical service and program development.

If applicable, responsible for the design, execution, and effectiveness of a system of internal controls, which provides reasonable assurance that department operations are effective and efficient, department assets are safeguarded, departmental financial information is reliable, and the department complies with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Description of Duties

• Interacts with oncologists, dosimetrists and other physicists to provide treatment planning and dosimetry calculations. These duties require the ability to input data into a computer using a keyboard, digitizer tablet, and other digital data transfer technologies and verify the correctness of the input data. The physicist must then manipulate the data manually, produce a treatment plan, and assure its accuracy.
• Calibration of dose meters (including dosimetric inter-comparisons for QA) and radiation equipment (accelerator monitor unit calibration) Beam data acquisition for treatment planning.
• Calibrates and performs quality assurance on radio therapeutic equipment, HDR and LDR as well as external beam. The performance of these tasks frequently requires accurate positioning of phantoms of up to 30 pounds on treatment tables at heights above the floor of 54 inches.
• Interacts with medical dosimetrists or other medical physicists. This requires the ability to communicate effectively.
• Provides patient consultations to physicians, technologists, physicists, and dosimetrists. This task involves the possibility of meeting the patient, observing the clinical conditions and suggesting treatment techniques.
• Works with radioactive sources to manually load or machine load brachytherapy applicators. This task requires good eyesight as well as good hand/eye coordination.
• Plans, supervises and/or performs fabrication of custom shielding, compensating filters, wedges, and other beam modifying devices. These duties require manual dexterity, visual verification and occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in Physics or Medical Physics (board certified) from an accredited University.

Preferred Education

Completion of two-year medical physics residency program in radiation oncology.

Licenses/Certifications

• Certified in Therapeutic Radiological physics by the American Board of Radiology or in radiation oncology physics by the American Board of Medical Physics.
• Licensed in Texas or eligible for licensure or temporary licensure by the Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists, as this position may provide peer review for procedures performed in the State of Texas.

Required Experience

Two (2) years clinical experience as a…