Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Job Overview: AIMS Locum Tenens is seeking a qualified
Radiation Therapy Medical Physicist (Full time, Part time or PRN) to support the
Radiation Oncology Department at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), JBSA–Fort Sam Houston, Texas . The Medical Physicist is responsible for ensuring radiation treatments are
accurately planned, safely delivered, and properly monitored . The position works closely with radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and other clinical staff to support treatment planning, radiation dose calculations, equipment calibration and commissioning, brachytherapy, patient-specific quality assurance, and radiation safety.
Key Duties :
- Provide clinical radiation therapy physics, treatment planning, consultation, and equipment support.
- Plan and support TBI, TSE, IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, SRS, IGRT, and SGRT treatments.
- Support LDR and HDR brachytherapy , including prostate, gynecologic, and breast applications.
- Perform treatment planning using systems such as Eclipse, Oncentra, Variseed, Velocity, and ARIA .
- Perform acceptance testing, commissioning, calibration, and routine QA of radiation treatment equipment.
- Conduct daily, monthly, and annual physics testing according to AAPM recommendations .
- Perform patient-specific QA, portal dosimetry, weekly physics chart checks, and special/fetal dosimetry evaluations.
- Maintain and handle NRC-licensed brachytherapy sources and function as an Authorized Medical Physicist (AMP) as required.
- Work with physicians to develop, validate, and verify radiation treatment plans.
- Monitor treatment devices, dosimetry equipment, and radiation therapy imaging systems.
- Train clinical staff on equipment upgrades and participate in professional activities, continuing education, and research protocols.
Qualifications:
Education: Master’s Degree from a
CAMPEP-accredited program in medical physics, radiological physics, health physics, or physics.
No education equivalency substitution is permitted. Experience: Minimum
3 years within the last 4 years of clinical medical physics experience , plus active clinical radiation therapy physics practice for at least
12 months within the last 18 months .
Board Certification: Board certified in applicable
diagnostic, nuclear, or therapeutic medical physics through the American Board of Radiology (ABR), or Radiation Oncology Physics through ABMP , as specified by the PWS.
Licensure: Current professional
Medical Physicist license in the State of Texas .
Certification: BLS required under the base-contract requirement referenced by this PWS.
Citizenship: Must be a
U.S. Citizen .
Schedule: Regular duty is expected to average
40 hours per week .
The department establishes
8–12 hour shifts ; the PWS provides support windows of
Monday–Friday, 0600–1600 , as well as Sunday–Saturday coverage from
0001–2400 based on department/mission requirements.
Shifts include a
30 or 60-minute unpaid lunch , and the actual schedule is determined by the supervisor. Federal-holiday work may be required.
Work Environment :
Hospital-based
Radiation Oncology/Medical Physics environment at BAMC, a DoD academic medical center and Level I Trauma Center. The physicist works with sophisticated radiation treatment and QA technologies including
Varian EDGE, TrueBeam, Trilogy, Eclipse, ARIA, Elekta microSelectron/Oncentra, Vision RT, and Sun Nuclear equipment .
Health & Other Requirements: Must meet required
physical examination, TB screening, annual influenza/immunization, occupational health, credentialing, and training requirements . The position is
emergency/mission essential , does
not permit telework , and requires an
active Tier 1 (T1) background investigation before beginning services
Job Tags
Full time, Contract work, Part time, Locum, Relief, Remote work, Monday to Friday, Shift work