Therapeutic Medical Physicist (Advanced Level)

Department of Veterans Affairs

The Therapeutic Medical Physicist (Advanced Level) position is in the Radiation Oncology Service at the VA Boston Healthcare System located at the Jamaica Plain, MA location. This position is full time at 40 hours per week.

• The Therapeutic Medical Physicist (Advanced Level) work in Radiation Oncology and have responsibilities that include: protection of the patient and others from potentially harmful or excessive radiation. Duties include, but are not limited to: Manages the development and implementation of advanced techniques and special initiatives in radiotherapy, collaborates with radiation oncologists in the development of new clinical protocols, and directs special projects involving clinical applications, clinical research, or quality assurance. Serves as a subject matter expert on certain aspect/s of therapeutic medical physics in which the incumbent has achieved national recognition through research and peer-reviewed publications. Demonstrates expertise in medical physics to provide consultative services to the National Radiation Oncology Program (NROP), the National Health Physics Program (NHPP), other VHA program offices and other federal agencies if requested. Performs the depth and breadth of clinical practice of therapeutic medical physics. Plans, delivers, verifies, and monitors quality assurance of radiotherapy at all levels of complexity. Recommend optimal modality and treatment technique for the patient; evaluating the quality, safety, and accuracy of radiation treatments planned and delivered to patients, thus ensuring that radiation dose is carried out correctly and completely; and safely operating all radiation planning and delivery devices. Implements radiation therapy of outstanding technical difficulty and responsibility, as exemplified by their role in providing knowledge-based solutions to resolving issues where no rule-based solutions exist. Plans and directs a specialized program encompassing all physics and clinical aspects of external beam and brachytherapy treatment procedures from treatment simulation to treatment planning to the actual treatment delivery. Provides technical oversight for the work of developmental TMPs, medical dosimetrists and radiation therapists. Oversees radiation therapy treatment planning; designs and approves treatment plans; monitors the accuracy of treatment data recorded in the patient's medical records. Provides consultation to the radiation oncologist regarding difficult treatment cases; performs patient specific treatment validation measurements; and develops medical physics policies and procedures for the delivery and quality assessment of advanced treatment modalities. Develops, operates and fully documents the medical physics quality assurance program and ensures regulatory compliance within the Radiation Safety Officer's radiation safety program. Safely utilizes and properly operates all radiation oncology equipment and is therefore qualified and responsible for educating radiation oncology team members including radiation oncologists, radiation therapists and dosimetrists in safety issues that relate to radiotherapy planning and delivery. Knowledgeable user and subject matter expert in the use of the Varian Eclipse treatment planning system and Cyberknife treatment planning system, Varian Truebeam and Cyberknife delivery systems, and multiple QA equipment and software. Be an expert in the following special procedures: Electrons, 3D treatment, IMRT, SBRT, SRS, VMAT, Cyberknife. Work Schedule: Full-Time Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement# F08560 Relocation Incentive: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure: Not required NOTIFICATIONS: This position is in the Excepted Service. This position is not in a Bargaining unit. This position is covered by a special salary rate. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. No award SF50s will be accepted. Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.

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