About the Job
Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist - SMH Regional Cancer Center - Slidell, LA
New Grads & Current Residents Welcome to Apply
$20,000 Sign-On Bonus Available
Join Ochsner Health at the SMH Regional Cancer Center in Slidell, Louisiana - proudly partnered with Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center - where you'll play a vital role in delivering safe, precise, and innovative radiation therapy. This partnership brings patients access to evidence-based guidelines, groundbreaking research, and leading-edge therapies. New graduates and current medical physics residents are encouraged to apply and grow within a nationally recognized cancer care collaboration.
About the Role:
This position provides radiation physics support for patients undergoing radiation therapy. Responsibilities include performing clinical medical physics and dosimetry duties, participating in patient treatment planning, ensuring quality assurance across radiation equipment, and supporting the safe operation of linear accelerators and simulation devices. You will collaborate with dosimetrists, therapists, and multidisciplinary clinical teams to ensure accurate and effective treatments within a technology-forward environment.
Requirements:
- Master's degree in medical physics, radiological physics, or related field (required).
- Ph.D. in medical or radiological physics (preferred).
- Minimum 2 years of clinical medical physics experience; applicants who have completed a CAMPEP-accredited residency meet this requirement.
- Documented experience performing at least 10 CT performance evaluations under supervision of a board-certified physicist.
- Board eligible in therapeutic radiological physics by ABR or ABMP (required).
- Board certified by ABR or ABMP (preferred).
- Strong analytical skills with ability to perform treatment calculations, assist with special procedures, and support research and development.
- Proficiency with computers, clinical software, and web-based systems.
- Ability to travel between facilities as needed.
Why SMH Regional Cancer Center - Slidell:
Slidell Memorial Hospital has partnered with Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center, bringing cancer treatments among the most advanced in the nation to the Slidell community. This collaboration gives patients access to evidence-based guidelines, groundbreaking research, and leading-edge therapies. At the SMH Regional Cancer Center, a campus of Ochsner Medical Center, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team committed to excellence in patient care while contributing to a program that continues to elevate oncology services across the region.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in patient treatment planning and review all performance improvement records.
- Assist with special procedures including brachytherapy, SRS, SBRT, total body irradiation, and total skin irradiation.
- Perform QA for all radiation-producing machines, including daily, weekly, monthly, and annual checks, calibrations, and safety procedures.
- Support equipment maintenance and repair.
- Conduct patient-specific dose measurements for treatment verification (IMRT QA, in-vivo dosimetry, etc.).
- Partner with dosimetrists, therapists, and clinical staff to ensure treatment accuracy and efficiency.
- Maintain clinical knowledge, skills, credentials, and competency.
- Adapt communication and patient interaction to specific patient needs.
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support clinical excellence.
Apply Today:
Be part of something bigger at the SMH Regional Cancer Center in Slidell. Join a highly skilled cancer care team dedicated to delivering safe, precise, and compassionate treatment for every patient.
About the Company
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit committed to giving back to the communities it serves through preventative screenings, health and wellness resources and partnerships with innovative organizations that share our vision. Ochsner Health healed more than 876,000 people from across the globe in 2019, providing the latest medical breakthroughs and therapies, including digital medicine for chronic conditions and telehealth specialty services. Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children's hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana's leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner's team of more than 26,000 employees and 4,500 providers are working to reinvent the future of health and wellness in the region. To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit www.ochsner.org. To transform your health, please visit www.ochsner.org/healthyyou.
