Medical Physicist PRN - Radiation Oncology Clinic

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD or Master's in Physics or a closely related discipline. 

• ABR Certification or Eligibility in Therapeutic Radiological Physics 

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD 

• Graduation from a CAMPEP-approved Medical Physics Residency Program 

• Knowledge of Eclipse, Brainlab, Oncentra, CRAD Surface imager, proton therapy, Proteus One, Ethos-based adaptive planning, ARIA, MIMVista, and RadCalc 

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

Responsibilities:

• Provides comprehensive clinical physics support for photon and/or proton therapy services.

• Ensures accurate dose delivery, safe clinical workflows, and compliance with departmental quality and safety standards.

• Supports daily treatment operations, image guidance, treatment planning, and verification activities, including plan review, secondary and independent dose calculations, patient-specific and routine quality assurance, and comprehensive chart reviews.

• Performs commissioning, calibration, and ongoing quality assurance of treatment planning systems, delivery units, and imaging systems, and develops, maintains, and improves QA programs in accordance with AAPM, regulatory, and institutional guidelines.

• Collaborates closely with physicians, dosimetrists, therapists, engineers, and staff to resolve clinical and technical issues and support high-quality patient care.

• Collaborates with radiation oncologists, physicist colleagues, therapists, engineers, and administrative staff to support efficient, safe, and patient-centered clinical workflows.

• Actively participates in departmental and institutional committees, accreditation and quality initiatives, and program development activities.

• Contributes to education and mentorship of residents, students, and staff, and supports professional development, continuous improvement, and operational excellence aligned with the academic and clinical mission of UAMS.

• Other duties may be assigned as necessary to support departmental objectives. 

• May perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.