Physicist,Proton Therapy-Morristown Medical Center Job Morristown area,New Jersey USA,Healthcare

Position: Physicist, Proton Therapy-Morristown Medical Center-Full Time

Overview

The Medical Physicist is responsible for ensuring the safe and accurate delivery of radiation therapy treatments to cancer patients. This role supports all clinical, technical, and quality assurance activities related to radiation-producing equipment, treatment planning, and radiation safety. The physicist collaborates closely with radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, therapists, and engineers to maintain the highest standards of patient care and safety.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure accurate and safe delivery of prescribed photon and proton therapy treatments in accordance with physician intent and departmental standards.

Provide clinical physics support for simulation, setup, and treatment delivery, verifying immobilization, imaging, and patient positioning for complex modalities (IMRT, VMAT, SRS, SBRT, brachytherapy, and proton therapy).

Collaborate with dosimetrists and physicians to develop, optimize, and review treatment plans, including pencil beam scanning, adaptive therapy, and advanced photon techniques.

Perform independent dose calculations, monitor unit verifications, and chart checks to maintain treatment accuracy and quality compliance.

Participate in adaptive workflows, including deformable registration, dose reconstruction, and plan adaptation.

Conduct acceptance testing, commissioning, calibration, and routine QA of Linac, proton systems, CT simulators, and associated imaging/dosimetry equipment per AAPM/IAEA standards.

Maintain comprehensive QA programs and documentation to ensure consistent performance and regulatory compliance (ACR, NRC, FDA, The Joint Commission).

Troubleshoot and resolve equipment or software issues in collaboration with vendors and service engineers.

Support brachytherapy operations, including source calibration, planning, and delivery verification.

Participate in radiation safety activities such as shielding design, radiation surveys, and staff training on safe practices.

Contribute to research, technology evaluation, and clinical implementation of new tools, workflows, and automation systems.

Support and mentor residents, dosimetrists, and therapists through education and hands-on training.

Manage and maintain treatment planning, information, and QA systems to ensure data integrity and cybersecurity.

Engage in quality improvement, peer review, and safety initiatives promoting clinical excellence.

Maintain board certification, continuing education, and familiarity with evolving AAPM guidelines and industry standards.

Required Qualifications

Master's Degree in Medical Physics or related field.

2 years of experience in Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) accredited residency.

American Board of Radiology certified in Medical Physics (ABMP).

Experience with IMRT, VMAT, Eclipse and Aria.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SBRT, SRS, HDR and 4

DCT.

Proton experience is preferred, but not required.

About Us

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is;
Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation.

Our facilities and sites of care include:

Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
Centra State Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
Atlantic Mobile Health
Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of All Spire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

100 Best Companies to Work For (r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine for 15 years
Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
Gold-Level "Well Workplace":
Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
One of the 100 Best Workplaces for "Millennia ls" Great Place to Work(r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine
One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care:
Great Place to Work(r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine
Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
NJ Sustainable Business

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

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