Medical Physicist (SIGN-ON BONUS)

BE A PART OF THE ACKERMAN ADVANTAGE!

Ackerman Cancer Center, the pioneering leader in cancer treatment, is seeking a dedicated and skilled Medical Physicist to join our team. With the distinction of being the world's first physician-owned proton center, we are committed to providing innovative and patient-centric care.

Now offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus for a qualified Medical Physicist!

At Ackerman Cancer Center, we believe in a work-life balance, ensuring your personal and professional fulfillment.

Position Overview

The Medical Physicist will provide part-time clinical physics support for our radiation oncology program, helping ensure the safe, accurate, and effective delivery of radiation therapy. The ideal candidate will have established clinical experience and be comfortable working independently and collaboratively with physicians, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and other members of the radiation oncology team.

Essential Job Functions

• Ensures the Linear accelerators and Proton accelerator are functioning safely and maintain calibration
• Responsible for patient-specific QA, physics checks of treatment plans and weekly chart reviews during radiation treatment courses
• Provides technical and clinical support to the dosimetry and therapy teams as needed
• Responsible for all radioactive materials – all materials are licensed correctly, received, utilized, documented and returned according to safe radiation practices
• Works with the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) towards maintaining a safe and license compliant radiation facility, and helps the RSO keep legal records for the State of Florida
• Consults, as requested by physician, in areas of patient treatment modality, accumulation of biologically effective dose from historical treatments, and technology implementation for special cases.
• Performs research and development projects under the direction and/or guidance of the Chief Medical Physicist
• Provides didactic and clinical training to staff and students

Requirements

• Active Florida License in Therapeutic Radiological Physicist
• Basic Life Support
• A minimum of a Master of Science in Medical Physics 
• ABR certification, or equivalent, in Therapeutic Radiological Physics. Candidates with certification in-progress may be considered
• Minimum 2 years experience in a radiation oncology facility

Other Skills/Abilities

• Exposure to Electronic Medical Records (EMR’s)
• Design and fabrication of treatment aids and surface plaques 
• Strong communication skills – both orally and in writing
• Detailed Oriented
• Organization and prioritization
• Ability to multi task
• Computer coding (Python, SQL etc.)

Hours

• Part-time with flexible scheduling