Medical Physicist - Open Rank

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department: Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics

Job Title: Medical Physicist (Open Rank – Instructor, Senior Instructor, Assistant Prof, Associate Prof)

Position #:00842245 – Requisition #:38345

Job Summary:

The Division of Medical Physics, in the Department of Radiation Oncology is seeking a full time (1.0 FTE) medical physicist to support the Metro Denver area. The medical physics division provides clinical physics support at the University of Colorado Hospital and 3 UCHealth Radiation Oncology Clinics (Highlands Ranch Hospital, Cherry Creek Medical Center, Longs Peak Medical Center) and is responsible for 7 linear accelerators, a Gamma Knife unit, a HDR unit, 4 CT simulators, and a PET/CT simulator.  The department has a fully integrated Eclipse treatment planning system, ARIA, and EPIC and uses an electronic charting system for all clinics. 

The ideal candidate should hold a PhD in medical physics, physics, engineering or a related field and either be ABR-certified or ABR-eligible with a minimum of 2-years of clinical experience. This position requires a well‐trained individual who has excellent interpersonal skills, strong motivation to provide outstanding clinical physics support, a solid commitment to participate in teaching activities, and a strong interest to work on research and development projects in a dynamic and collegial environment.

Key Responsibilities:

·         General clinical physics coverage and QA as well as support for special procedures, including VMAT/IMRT, IGRT, SRS/SBRT, HDR/LDR, TBI/TSI and SGRT. 

·         Linear Accelerator QA, CT-Sim QA, HDR QA, Treatment Planning QA

·         Teaching

·         Research and Scholarship

Work Location:

Onsite - This role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Denver, and Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Why Join Us:

The Division of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus seeking academically oriented Medical Physicists with strong clinical skills to join our Medical Physics team. The Department of Radiation Oncology which is part of the NCI-designated University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center currently has 14 physics faculty, 12 radiation oncology faculty, 9 dosimetrists, 7 radiation oncology residents, 2 medical physics residents, 1 medical physics assistant, and 2 IT staff members.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 10/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail s