One of our graduates (Heeteak Chung – MS 2005 / PhD 2009) has notified us of the below employment opportunity. It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
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 the significant 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 position working full-time on-site 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 linear accelerator at the Hillcrest clinic in the near future.
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 for this position 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 for working at BSWH Temple:
- 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
For more information, please go to the link below and apply.
https://jobs.bswhealth.com/us/en/job/24019082/Therapeutic-Medical-Physicist