Senior Medical Physicist Proton Therapy, Lynn Cancer Institute, FT,8A-4:30P

Company: Baptist Health South Florida
Location: Boca Raton
Posted on: April 4, 2025

Job Description:

Baptist Health South Florida, the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization with 12 hospitals, more than 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, now includes Boca Raton Regional Hospital, an advanced tertiary medical center with 400 beds and is a recognized leader in Cardiovascular Care, Oncology, Women's Health, Orthopedics, Emergency Medicine and the Neurosciences, all of which offer state-of-the-art diagnostic and imaging capabilities. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence.Our mission, vision, and values make us who we are at Baptist Health and are at the center of everything we do. At Baptist Health, we positively impact the human experience for patients, employees, and physicians. Our success comes from a culture of quality and dedication that is instilled into every member of the Baptist Health family.This year, and for 24 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, based on employee feedback. We've also been recognized as one of America's Most Innovative Companies and People Magazine included us in 50 Companies That Care. Based on the U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025 Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health is the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, with its hospitals and institutes earning 45 high-performing honors.But really, the reason we're excited to come to work is the people.Working together, we form personal connections with our colleagues that are stronger than most of us have experienced at other jobs. We develop caring relationships with our patients and their families that go beyond just delivering healthcare. After all, we know what it's like to be in their shoes. Many of us have been patients here and have had family members as patients here. We're committed to delivering quality care in the most compassionate way possible because we feel a personal stake in the outcomes. When it comes to caring for people, we're all in.Description:Under the Direction of the Medical Physics Director, responsible for the design optimization, technical evaluation and precise and accurate delivery of radiation plans, responsible for the safety of patients and staff. May participate in clinical, research and educational duties, supports and adheres to safety and compliance program to include OSHA, HIPAA and the Code of Ethics. Provide continuing physics support to the department of radiation oncology. Assist and provide coverage in areas of instrumentation, equipment calibration, treatment planning, dosimetry, radiation protection, quality assurance, equipment selection and acceptance.Radiotherapy Technologies at LCI: 4 Varian LINACS (including 3 TrueBeams), 1 CyberKnife M6, 1 Radixact (TomoTherapy) with Synchrony and ClearRT, 1 ViewRay MRIdian (MR-LINAC), 2 Flexitrons (HDR Brachytherapy), 3 CT simulators with 4D capabilities, 1 ImagingRing Catalysts (SGRT) for TrueBeams and Radixact, and IBAs ProteusOne (Single Room) Proton Therapy to go live in early 2026.Treatment Planning/Contouring Software at LCI: Eclipse (for Varian machines); (Aria is used as a record and verify system), Precision (for Radixact and CyberKnife), ViewRay (for MRIdian), RayStation (for both proton and photon), Oncentra (for HDR Brachytherapy), and Limbus (AI-based contouring).Previous experience in pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy. Previous experience with IBAs Proteus machine and RayStation TPS is preferred. Also, proton therapy commissioning experience is preferred.Qualifications:Degrees:Masters.Licenses & Certifications:Therapeutic Radiological Physicist License.Additional Qualifications:PhD in physics from an accredited college or university preferred.Must maintain certification and continuing education requirements outlined by the American College of Radiology, current certification in field by American Board of Radiology or Board of Medical Physics.Must obtain and maintain certification and valid license for medical physics as required.Five or more years experience in a large radiation physics program, with multiple machine modalities and services.Three or more years experience in proton therapy is required.Minimum Required Experience:EOE, including disability/vetsby Jobble

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