What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Physicist Proton Therapy, Lynn Cancer Institute position at Boca Raton Regional Hospital?
Baptist Health is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 25 years, we’ve been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 45 high-performing honors.
What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients’ shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we’re all in.
Description:
Under the direction of the Director of Medical Physics and in support of the Senior Medical Physicists, responsible for the design optimization, technical evaluation and precise and accurate delivery of radiation plans, responsible for the safety of patients and staff. Supports and adheres to safety and compliance program to include OSHA, HIPAA and the Code of Ethics Provide continuing physics support to the department of radiation oncology. Assist and provide coverage in areas of instrumentation, equipment calibration, treatment planning, dosimetry, radiation protection and quality assurance.
Qualifications:
Degrees:
- Masters.
Licenses & Certifications:
- CCPM Clinical Medical Physics Certification (Canada).
- ABMP Medical Health Physics Certification.
- ABR Medical Physics Certification.
- Medical Physicist in Training.
- Therapeutic Radiological Physicist License.
Additional Qualifications:
- Masters Degree, DMP or PhD in medical physics from an accredited College or University.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in medical radiation physics.
- For non-certified candidates, Board eligibility and completion of certification (ABR, ABMP or CCPM) within three years.
- Must maintain certification and continuing education requirements outlined by the American College of Radiology, current certification in field by American Board of Radiology or Board of Medical Physics. Must obtain and maintain board certification and valid State of Florida license for medical physics as required
- -either TRP or MPT.
- One or more years experience in proton therapy given preference.
Minimum Required Experience: 3 years. Proton experience strongly preferred.
EOE, including disability/vets
