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Medical Physicist

University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

Bolton, MSFull-timePosted 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Bolton, MS
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Job overview

University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill is hiring a Medical Physicist. The University of North Carolina is seeking a clinical radiation therapy physicist to provide services at two locations: the Departments of Radiation Oncology at the University of North Carolina Cancer Hospital (Chapel Hill) and the University of North Carolina Cancer Care Center at Rockingham (Eden, NC). This full-time position will share responsibilities for the two locations with another physicist on staff.

Key focus areas include Provide part-time clinical radiation therapy physics services for both facilities, together amounting to a full-time position, Provide clinical radiation therapy physics services for IMRT/VMAT, IGRT, SBRT, SRS and brachytherapy programs, and Perform staff physicist duties such as chart checking, machine calibrations, and quality assurance.

Important skills include Clinical Radiation Therapy Physics, IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, SBRT, and SRS. Preferred (not required): Clinical Medical Physics, Excellent Verbal Communications, Excellent Written Communications, and Strong Technical Skills.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Clinical Radiation Therapy PhysicsIMRTVMATIGRTSBRTSRSBrachytherapyChart CheckingMachine CalibrationsQAOversee Junior StaffDirect Junior StaffAcceptance and Commissioning of EquipmentGathering of Dosimetry DataExternal Beam Treatment PlanningPrecise and Accurate Delivery of Radiation Treatment PlansPatient SafetyTreatment Staff SafetyClinical Medical PhysicsExcellent Verbal CommunicationsExcellent Written CommunicationsStrong Technical SkillsEstablishing New Technologies

Full job description

Employment Type: Permanent Faculty

Vacancy ID: FAC0005995

Salary Range: Dependent on Experience

Position Summary/Description:

The University of North Carolina is seeking a clinical radiation therapy physicist to provide services at two locations: the Departments of Radiation Oncology at the University of North Carolina Cancer Hospital (Chapel Hill) and the University of North Carolina Cancer Care Center at Rockingham (Eden, NC.) This full time position will share responsibilities for the two locations with another physicist on staff.

Both The University of North Carolina Cancer Hospital (Chapel Hill) and The University of North Carolina Cancer Care Center at Rockingham (Eden, NC) are part of the broader University of North Carolina system. The Department of Radiation Oncology at Rockingham works under the guidance and oversight of the main Radiation Oncology Department located at the University of North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.

North Carolina Cancer Hospital, Dept of Radiation Oncology: The department is currently staffed with 13 Radiation Oncologists, 7 Dosimetrists, 12 Medical Physicists, and 1 IT specialist. The clinic is equipped with 2 Elekta Versa accelerators, 1 Varian TrueBeam accelerator, 1 CyberKnife system, 1 Mobetron intraoperative accelerator, 1 Elekta HDR system, 1 VariSeed LDR prostate system, 1 Philips large bore CT simulator, and 1 Philips MR-simulator.

North Carolina Cancer Care Center at Rockingham, Dept of Radiation Oncology: The Rockingham facility is staffed by 1 radiation oncologist, 1 physicist, and 4 radiation therapists, treating between 10 – 20 patients per day with 3D, IMRT / VMAT , SBRT treatments on a single Elekta Infinity linear accelerator.

Shared resources: Clinical treatment planning systems ( TPS ) include Raystation TPS , Accuray Precision TPS for CyberKnife, Oncentra HDR Brachy TPS , and VariSeed LDR Brachy TPS ; Record and Verify uses Mosaiq. Ancillary systems include VisionRT. Dosimetry services are centralized.

The successful candidate will:

  • Provide part-time clinical radiation therapy physics services for both facilities, together amounting to a full-time position;

  • Provide clinical radiation therapy physics services for IMRT / VMAT , IGRT , SBRT , SRS and brachytherapy programs;

  • Perform staff physicist duties such as chart checking, machine calibrations, and quality assurance;

  • Oversee and direct junior staff during acceptance and commissioning of equipment, gathering of dosimetry data, as well as external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning;

  • Be responsible for the precise and accurate delivery of radiation treatment plans and for the safety of patients and treatment staff.

Ideal candidates should have a desire to practice clinical medical physics, excellent verbal and written communications skills, strong technical skills, and a commitment to establishing new technologies.

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