Physicist Sr - Radiation Oncology - Kelsey Seybold Clinics: Main Campus

Requisition number: 2366269

Job category: Healthcare Delivery, Radiology/Healthcare Tech

$10,000 sign on bonus to external candidates

Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Medical Physicist serves as a key leader within the radiotherapy team and is responsible for promoting the safety of patients, staff, and the public while advancing the quality and precision of imaging and therapeutic radiation delivery. This role encompasses a broad range of senior-level responsibilities across administrative, clinical, educational, informatics, equipment performance evaluation (EPE), quality, and safety domains. The Senior Medical Physicist provides expert scientific and technical guidance in the resolution of complex clinical and operational issues and supports the evaluation, implementation, and optimization of new procedures and technologies. In collaboration with physicians and other Radiation Oncology professionals, this position helps ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care.

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's or doctoral degree in physics, medical physics, biophysics, radiological physics, medical health physics, or equivalent disciplines from an accredited graduate program

• Active Full Medical Physicist (FMP) license in Therapeutic Radiological Physics under Texas Occupations Code §602 or ability to obtain within 3 months of employment start date

• Active certification by: The American Board of Radiology, The American Board of Medical Physics; or The Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine

• 5+ years of postgraduate experience

• Experience in EBRT: 2D/3D/4D, IMRT/VMAT, SBRT, motion management (e.g., breath hold, SGRT), CT simulation, and image registration

• Experience with Varian technology including: TrueBeam radiotherapy system, Treatment planning system (Eclipse), Oncology information system (ARIA), Surface guidance (Vision RT/OSMS)

• Experience in quality management, process improvement, and incident learning

• Driver's License and access to reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's or doctoral degree in medical physics, radiological physics, or equivalent disciplines from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program

• Completion of a residency in medical physics, radiological physics, or equivalent disciplines from a CAMPEP-accredited residency program

• 8+ years of postgraduate professional experience

• Experience in SRS and SRT

• Experience with Varian technology including: Edge radiotherapy system, Real-time motion management (gating via SGRT, RPM, and triggered imaging), Dose Lab QA systems, Portal Dosimetry

• Experience with third-party systems including:, Sun Nuclear QA systems (including DQA3, Profiler, ArcCheck, and 1D tank), Radformation QA systems, SNC 3D scanning system

• Experience with CT simulation, change management, safety culture, and familiarity with Texas Radiation Control Regulations

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $200,000 to $275,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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