Board Certified Therapeutic Medical Physicist

About the job Board Certified Therapeutic Medical Physicist

Board Certified Therapeutic Medical Physicist

South Texas Veterans Health Care System - San Antonio, Texas

This Position Is Contingent Upon Bid Award

Work Location

South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS)
Radiation Oncology Service
Aurora Breast Center / Aurora Building
9102 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78240

• Citizenship / Access Requirements: Must satisfy all VA credentialing, suitability, PIV, information-system, privacy, and facility-access requirements applicable to the position.
• Security Requirements: No classified clearance is specified. VA background/suitability screening, credentialing, PIV/access procedures, privacy and information-security training, and system-access controls apply.
• Type of Employment: Full-Time Contractor Position
• Estimated Compensation: $123.19 per hour.
• Staffing: Two Board Certified Therapeutic Medical Physicists (2.0 FTE). At least one physicist must be on-site daily.
• Working Hours: Monday through Friday. Stated shifts are 8:00 AM-4:30 PM and 10:00 AM-6:30 PM. Current clinic hours are generally 7:00 AM-4:30 PM. After-hours work may be required for calibration, measurements, maintenance, or repairs; routine on-call coverage is not required.
• Work Arrangement: On-site at STVHCS Radiation Oncology. Routine telework is not authorized.
• Period of Performance: October 11, 2026 through October 10, 2031, including option periods, with a potential extension of services of up to six additional months.

Summary of Services

The Board Certified Therapeutic Medical Physicist will provide comprehensive on-site medical-physics support for the STVHCS Radiation Oncology Service. The role is approximately 90% direct patient-care support and 10% administrative activity, with responsibility for treatment planning, dose accuracy, radiation safety, equipment and system quality assurance, clinical consultation, documentation, and continuous quality improvement.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Medical Physics or a closely related qualifying discipline.
• Current American Board of Radiology certification in Medical Physics or Therapeutic Medical Physics.
• Applicable current, full, and unrestricted professional licensure, registration, credentialing, and National Provider Identifier requirements.
• At least two years of continuous relevant work experience within the preceding three years.
• At least two years of experience performing quality-assurance procedures in therapeutic medical physics.
• At least one year of experience with therapeutic medical physics; Elekta linear accelerators with C-Rad/Sentinel; IGRT/Cone Beam CT; RayStation and Mosaiq; 2D/3D, SRT, SBRT, IMRT/VMAT; Delta IV or equivalent IMRT QA; and Siemens CT Simulator or equivalent systems.
• Technical proficiency and fluency in spoken and written English.
• Ability to maintain required continuing education, credentialing, occupational-health, and VA training requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, optimize, evaluate, and technically review radiation-treatment plans and support accurate delivery of prescribed radiation doses.
• Consult with Radiation Oncologists, dosimetrists, therapists, and technical staff during treatment planning and delivery.
• Support SBRT, SRS, IGRT, IMRT/VMAT, brachytherapy, CT simulation, and other specialized radiation-oncology procedures.
• Review monitor-unit and treatment-time calculations independently and complete weekly and final treatment-chart reviews.
• Perform dosimetry, treatment-planning, imaging, record-and-verify, and radiotherapy-network quality assurance.
• Evaluate equipment performance and support annual calibrations, commissioning, measurements, maintenance, repairs, and implementation of new procedures.
• Maintain radiation-protection and quality-management programs and recommend corrective actions when performance or safety concerns are identified.
• Support radiotherapy computer systems, interfaces, data integrity, and clinical workflow reliability.
• Document services accurately; complete required reports; and participate in QA/QI, patient-safety, training, teaching, and performance-monitoring activities.
• Provide coverage flexibility and support qualified replacement coverage when required to maintain uninterrupted services.

Required Candidate Submission Documents

• Current curriculum vitae or resume.
• Signed Titan-Auxo Letter of Intent.
• Copies of applicable professional licenses and ABR board certification, including primary-source verification.
• National Provider Identifier documentation.
• Education and experience verification and other required qualification documentation.
• Completed candidate cover page and supporting credential information.

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