Medical Physicist - Radiation Oncology
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Medical Physicist - Radiation Oncology

United Healthcare

Job Location : Johnson City,NY, USA

Posted on : 2025-10-01T00:29:43Z

Job Description :
Job Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement new techniques for delivering external photon, electron, and Cyberknife radiation therapy to improve treatment accuracy and patient outcomes

  • Design and develop new instrumentation and methodologies for patient quality control, dose measurement, in‐vivo dosimetry, and treatment verification and optimization

  • Perform routine quality assurance (QA) tests and measurements on all radiation therapy equipment, treatment planning systems, and dosimetry instruments to ensure safety and accuracy

  • Review patient medical records and imaging data to verify accuracy of treatment calculations, procedures, and related billing documentation

  • Establish and refine standard operating procedures for treatment planning, dose calculations, and therapy delivery in collaboration with clinical teams

  • Calculate radiation dose distributions for patients undergoing radiation therapy, ensuring precise targeting of tumor sites while minimizing exposure to healthy tissues

  • Consult with Radiation Oncologists to evaluate and optimize individual patient treatment plans and radiation therapy protocols

  • Conduct specialized patient‐related measurements and in‐vivo dosimetry to confirm delivered dose matches planned dose during treatment

  • Test and implement new software features and updates in computerized treatment planning systems to maintain state‐of‐the‐art capabilities

  • Generate comprehensive beam data for all energies, modalities, and radioactive isotope sources, and evaluate data quality for clinical use across various disease sites

  • Tabulate and organize beam data in formats accessible and usable by radiation oncology staff to facilitate treatment planning

  • Verify that all beam and source data are correctly entered and maintained within treatment planning systems to prevent errors

  • Perform weekly physics checks on patient treatment charts to ensure compliance with safety standards and treatment protocols

  • Provide training and mentorship to physics and dosimetry support staff to promote best practices and continuous professional development

  • Deliver periodic in‐service lectures to clinical staff on advancements and innovations in radiation oncology and medical physics

Position Qualifications:

Minimum Required:

  • A master's degree in physics, medical physics, biophysics, radiological physics, medical health physics, or equivalent disciplines from an accredited college or university

  • New York State licensure in Medical Physics with professional specialty area of Therapeutic Radiological

  • Certification within one (1) year of employment by:

    • The American Board of Radiology; or

    • The American Board of Medical Physics in Medical Health Physics

Work Environment

  • All work is performed in offices that require working in close quarters with other employees. The offices are air conditioned/heated.

Age of Patients Served

  • Adolescent: 13 to 17 Years
  • Early Adulthood: 18 to 45 Years
  • Middle Adult: 46 to 59 Years
  • Late Adult: 60 to 79 Years
  • Elderly: 80+ Years

HIPAA Roles‐Based Access to Patient Information

  • Clinical ‐ Access to patient information that is not restricted (an example of restricted information is ARU) ‐ Level 3

Staff Supervised

  • (1) Dosimetrist
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