Radiation Therapy Medical Physicist - 1099 Contract

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