Medical Physics Resident

Inova Schar is looking for a dedicated Medical Physics Resident to join the team. This role will be full-time.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs treatment planning for radiation therapy, including 3D, IMRT, SRS/SBRT, proton therapy, and brachytherapy (HDR and LDR), under the supervision of certified medical physicists and/or certified medical dosimetrists.
• Conduct squality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) on radiation therapy equipment, such as linear accelerators and brachytherapy afterloaders, to ensure proper equipment function and compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Executes patient-specific dose calculations and verify treatment plans for external beam and brachytherapy using industry standard dosimetry software.
• Participates in brachytherapy training, including source calibration, applicator commissioning, and treatment delivery workflows for procedures including prostate, gynecological, and breast brachytherapy.

• Assists in commissioning and acceptance testing of new radiation therapy equipment.

• Maintains accurate documentation of QA, treatment plans, brachytherapy procedures, and research activities in accordance with departmental and regulatory requirements.
• Attends educational seminars, journal clubs, and multidisciplinary meetings to advance knowledge in medical physics.

Additional Requirements:

• Education - Master's degree in Medical Physics; May be PhD. in related area (non-Medical Physics) and completed the CAMPEP accredited certificate program in Medical Physics