Medical Physicist
Company: OhioHealth
Location: Dublin
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We
believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong
partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work
hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their
own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and
achieve more – in our careers and in our communities. Job
Description Summary: Our OhioHealth Physics team is expanding! We
are looking to add a new Physics position to support our growth of
an additional care site. The successful candidate will work as an
integral part of the OhioHealth Radiation Oncology team. This job
will be primarily working at our care sites within Columbus, OH. We
offer a hybrid work environment to our Physicists. We are certainly
open to considering Residency candidates. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
· Provide clinical Physics support to our care sites, including
daily operations, routine quality assurance activities, support for
SBRT, SRS, HDR, and cardiac brachytherapy, chart checks, support
department adherence to policies and procedures, and all aspects of
participation in clinical trials. · Participation in the
development and implementation of new treatment techniques and new
technologies. · Although each of us has a home base and a primary
care site for which we are responsible, our large group provides
collaborative cross-coverage support for the team. We also provide
rotating weekly chart check coverage remotely. QUALIFICATIONS: •
Master's Degree • ABR board certified or board eligible in
Therapeutic Radiological Physics • Strong communication skills •
Ability to work well in a large team environment SYSTEMWIDE
EQUIPMENT: · Linear Accelerators: combination of Varian iX,
TrueBeams, TrueBeam Novalis w HDMLC, and Halcyon · EMR/TPS: Aria
v16.0, Eclipse, EZFluence, MIM, Velocity, Insightive · CT’s: GE RT
Discovery with MAR, contrast, and 4DCT capabilities · HDR: 2 Bravos
units – Riverside and Grant, both primarily treating GYN cancers ·
SRS: offered at 3 care sites - Riverside, Grant, and Delaware. Use
of BrainLab Elements and ExacTrac/ExacTrac Dynamic. Treatments
include single lesion, multimet (single iso), trigem, AVM. RTSafe
gel dosimetry used for annual end to end testing · SBRT: free
breathing, gated, triggered imaging, and breath-hold treatment
delivery techniques · Intravascular cardiac brachytherapy (Novoste
system) · TBI (VMAT technique) · MU second check software: Mobius
and ClearCalc · Range of Physics equipment: SRS MapCheck, ArcCheck,
DQA3, IC Profiler, MMWL, Wellhoffer scanning tanks, Quasar, DoseLab
for TG-142 monthly and annual QA analysis ABOUT US: Our Physics
team currently consists of 14 board certified Physicists, 1 Medical
Physics Assistant, and 15 dosimetrists. We are responsible for
covering 10 different care sites across central and eastern Ohio.
OhioHealth can offer a competitive salary based on the AAPM’s 2024
Professional Salary Survey. Columbus, Ohio is one of the fastest
growing cities in the nation, and for good reason! The city is able
to offer the perks of an urban city with the ease of commute and
suburban tranquility of a smaller city. Responsibilities And
Duties: Provide evidence of compliance of equipment for radiation
therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation and radiation
detection, with regulatory and accreditation agency rules and
recommendations. Measure and characterize medical radiation from
radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, and simulation
equipment prior to clinical utilization. Perform acceptance
testing, evaluation and commissioning of equipment used for
external beam therapy, brachytherapy, simulation,
treatment-planning, and radiation detection; acceptance testing and
evaluation of their associated computer systems, algorithms, data
and output Develop and/or evaluate with the medical practitioner,
the dosimetric component of patients treatment plans-Review
radiation oncology dosimetry information noted in patient records.
-Develop and manage a comprehensive Quality Management Program that
monitors, evaluates and optimizes radiation oncology processes.
-Develop and/or evaluate a comprehensive clinical radiation safety
program in radiation oncology Direct the radiation oncology physics
program to include the technical direction of the staff responsible
for treatment planning, machine maintenance and repair and other
physics support staff. -Provide radiation oncology physics and
radiation dosimetry training for medical practitioners and other
health care providers -Provide consultation to assure accurate
radiation dose delivery. -Provide institutional consultation on
program development in radiation oncology. -Plan and specify
thickness, material, placement of shielding needed to protect
patients, workers, the general public and the environment from
radiation produced incident to diagnosis or treatment of humans.
-Assess and evaluate installed shielding designed to protect
patients, workers, and the general public from radiation produced
incident to diagnosis or treatment of humans. -Use imaging
procedures as they pertain to the simulation, treatment planning
and treatment delivery in therapeutic radiologic procedures.
Involved in informatics development and direction Apply other
medical applications of physics as appropriate to safely carry out
therapeutic radiologic procedures. -Develop and apply Medical
Health Physics procedures associated with the practice of
Therapeutic Radiology-Monitor compliance with radiation protection,
policies and procedures, regulations, accreditation organization s
standards, and national recommendations Perform acceptance testing
and evaluation of radiation protection computer systems, their
algorithms, data and output. Evaluate radiation safety procedures
prior to use. Develops, manages and/or evaluates a radiation safety
program. Minimum Qualifications: Master's Degree (Required)ACR -
American College of Radiology - American College of Radiology
Additional Job Description: Degree in Radiation or Medical Physics;
or equivalent combination of and Experience . Successful completion
of Part I of the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Certification in
Physics in Radiation Therapy or equivalent and meet the
requirements of the Ohio Department of Health for a Qualified
Medical Physicist. Radiation therapy physics Completed a CAMPEP
approved residency training program in Medical Physics or
equivalent. Work Shift: Day Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40 Department
Medical Physics Join us! if your passion is to work in a caring
environment if you believe that learning is a life-long process if
you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the
healthcare industry Equal Employment Opportunity OhioHealth is an
equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains
compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations.
OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants
because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national
origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability,
marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected
by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects
of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment,
hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline,
reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any
other term or condition of employment
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