Oncologist Physicist

We are seeking an experienced, board-certified or board-eligible radiation oncology medical physicist for a robust, 2-Linac plus HDR site to join two other physicists, three dosimetrists, and a nation-wide network of over 30 medical physicists. If you are a good communicator and team player, and want to contribute to patient care and quality/efficiency improvements immediately, consider joining our community, which includes more than 20 radiation oncology clinics across the continental US and Hawaii. Technology includes full Varian shop with matched TrueBeam Linacs and GammaMedPlus HDR, Varian Fullscale cloud-based Eclipse and ARIA via Citrix, full suite of MIM and RadFormation products, with Sun Nuclear and PTW hardware toolsets. We offer conference support, monthly physics collaborative/presentation meeting, a dedicated Oncology IT team, and are led by a Sr VP and Director of Physics with engagement and feedback from top leadership to clinic management.

The Oncology Physicist is primarily engaged in ensuring high standards in the planning and optimization, delivery and evaluation of radiation therapy and in this capacity is responsible for ensuring the accurate and consistent performance of radiological equipment and for verifying the accuracy and adequacy of treatment plans and dose calculations. The Clinical Medical Physicist also acts as the clinic’s primary resource for ensuring the safe use of radiation.

Specific duties include, but not limited to:

• Ensures that all radiation oncology treatment, simulation machines and all sealed brachytherapy sources are correctly calibrated according to accepted protocols. Assists with the implementation of a comprehensive program for quality control of the radiation-producing equipment to assure their constant acceptable performance for patient safety and treatment efficiency.
• Assists the Chief Physicist with determining technical specifications for selection of new equipment, supervising installation of new equipment, supervising the installation of new equipment, performing acceptance testing upon completed installation, and measuring performance parameters to ensure the accurate clinical implementation of new equipment.
• Implementation and quality assurance of appropriate procedures for the planning and delivery of radiotherapy, including technical specifications/tolerances as well as the flow of procedures entailed in the process (including supervision and QC review of treatment plans and dose calculations)
• Manages a comprehensive system for error prevention, including a method to learn from incidents (including “near misses”) with a focus on improving the process to minimize the risk of future incidents; ensures that clinical and physics procedures are subjected to a risk-informed assessment designed to minimize risks to patient and staff.
• Serves as a resource for training and continuing education for all Radiation Oncology staff.

Position Requirements:

• Master’s degree or Equivalent experience (MS, MA, MBA)
• Required certification:
  • Certification in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
    • The American Board of Radiology (ABR)
    • The American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP)
    • The Canadian College of Physics in Medicine (CCPM)
  • Board Eligible encouraged to apply.

    (Note: Required Certificates, Licenses & Registrations are verified at the time of hire for all roles. Ongoing primary source verification is completed for Patient Facing roles only, in compliance with Accrediting body requirements)

• CPR Certification preferred.
• Experience as a radiation oncology medical physicist, including clinical experience with linac calibrations and QC, treatment planning system QC and routine use, sealed isotope therapy and radiation safety, IMRT planning and delivery, computer systems quality control, and medical physics program documentation.
• All candidates who accept an offer for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment background check and drug screen as a condition of employment.

Site Equipment and Technologies:

• Treatments include 2D/3D, VMAT, SBRT, and SRS.
• 2 beam-matched TrueBeams.
• GammaMed Plus iX HDR.
• Simulation is performed with Siemens Somatom Definition AS 20 CT.
• The department is full-scale cloud-based Varian R&V and treatment planning.
• Eclipse and BrachyVision for treatment planning.
• Full suite MIM workflow tools including AI autocontouring, deformable registration, MIM cloud, prior radiation workflows.
• Full suite of Radformation automation tools including ClearCheck, ClearCalc, RadMonteCarlo, EZFluence, Autocontour, and RadMachine.

Akumin Operating Corp. and its divisions are an equal opportunity employer, and we believe in strength through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Who We Are:

Akumin is a national outpatient partner of choice for U.S. health systems, hospitals, and physician groups, addressing their outsourced radiology and oncology needs. Akumin provides comprehensive radiology and oncology services and solutions to approximately 1,000 hospitals and health systems across 47 states and offers fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging through a network of owned and/or operated facilities. By combining clinical and operational expertise with the latest advances in technology and informatics, Akumin delivers unparalleled patient experiences and outcomes.