There is an opening for a Medical Physics Assistant starting June 1 at Texas Oncology in the Central Texas Region, based in Austin, TX. The ideal candidate would be a recent CAMPEP medical physics program graduate who did not match with a residency program. The position encompasses a wide range of QA tasks, dosimetry tasks, radiopharmaceutical assistance, and clinical projects for 8 clinics in the area. The MPA would also work closely with two Medical Physics Residents. The position is designed to be mutually beneficial, providing the clinical teams with additional support and providing the MPA with valuable clinical experience to bolster their resume for the next residency cycle. There are several events occurring this year that would be valuable for an aspiring resident to see, including acceptance and commissioning of a new Varian Truebeam. This is a non-exempt position with a full benefits package and mileage reimbursement for travel between clinics.

Austin, the capital of Texas, is a vibrant and friendly city located in the heart of Central Texas. Known as the Live Music Capital of the World and home to the University of Texas, Austin is awash in music, art, entertainment, food, and culture. Austin hosts several world-renowned festivals each year, including the SXSW Film and Music Festival in the spring and the Austin City Limits Music festival in the fall. Austin is an outdoor enthusiast's dream with nearly 20,000 acres of green space across over 300 parks, and access to watersports in several of the city's nearby rivers. Austin is also the gateway to Texas Hill Country, where beautiful rolling hills are home to over 50 wineries. Austin is an easy city to travel to and from, situated on the I-35 corridor and with an international airport just 10 minutes from downtown.

The Texas Oncology Central Texas Region provides range of external beam radiation, HDR, LDR, and radiopharmaceutical therapy procedures. The Central Texas Region has 8 sites and includes 4 Varian TrueBeams (a 5^th and 6^th to be installed this year) and 7 Varian Clinacs, four Elekta Nucletron afterloaders, Aria and Eclipse with Radformation, Brainlab Elements, MIM, and RadCalc. The successful candidate will join our team of 15 medical physicists, 16 medical dosimetrists, 9 radiation oncologists, and two medical physics residents. All sites share a single database for ROIS, treatment planning, 2^nd check programs, and SNC SunCHECK. The successful candidate will travel between the 8 sites as needed.

Under the direction and supervision of qualified medical physicists (QMPs), performs patient and plan-specific quality assurance measurements for review by the QMPs. Performs other radiation oncology quality assurance tasks as approved by the Chief Medical Physicist and under the supervision of staff medical physicists. Performs image import, fusion, and ROI contouring in preparation for external beam or brachytherapy treatment planning. Uses CT, MRI, PET, and US imaging as necessary in ROI delineation and treatment plan preparation. Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in the fabrication of compensation filters, custom shields, wedges, and other beam modifying devices
• Assists in the production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices
• Under the direction and supervision of QMPs, performs patient and plan-specific quality assurance measurements and other routine quality assurance measurements for analysis by the QMPs
• Under the direction and supervision of the RSO, receives, documents, and assays radioactive materials
• Performs other radiation oncology quality assurance tasks, as approved by the Chief Medical Physicist and under the supervision of staff medical physicists
• Imports CT, MRI, PET, and other imaging as necessary into computer software for treatment planning
• Performs image fusion of imaging to simulation CT datasets
• Interprets and delineates anatomy and anatomical positioning on various imaging modalities
• Accurately documents treatment plan preparation and quality assurance tasks
• Accurately codes for technical treatment planning and quality assurance tasks
• Performs general computerized tasks, such as word processing, using spreadsheets, moving and altering files and directories and performing data backup

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Per AAPM policy AP 131-A: The Medical Physicist Assistant (MPA) is an individual who has completed relevant didactic education and has attained practical clinical medical physics knowledge through specific training and appropriate demonstration of competency under the supervision of a QMP. Relevant didactic education may include a Bachelor's or higher college degree from an accredited college or university and/or certification in a related specialty such as radiation therapy, radiology, nuclear medicine, or health physics. Ability to identify digital imaging anatomy is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally

lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Requires vision and hearing corrected to normal ranges.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee

encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be

made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an

office environment. Involves frequent contact with staff. While performing the duties of this job, the

employee is regularly exposed to direct contact with patients with potential for exposure to blood, toxic

substances, ionizing radiation and other conditions common to a clinic environment.