Medical Physicist Assistant

Working at Moffitt is both a career and a mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.

As the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, Moffitt employs some of the best and brightest minds from around the world. Join a dedicated team of nearly 10,000 who are shaping the future we envision.

Moffitt has been recognized as a Best and Brightest Company to Work for in the Nation, a Digital Health Most Wired Organization and continually named one of the Tampa Bay Time's Top Workplaces.

A National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center since 2001.

Summary

The Medical Physicist Assistant (MPA) works under the supervision of a licensed Qualified Medical Physicist (QMP) to promote high quality and efficient patient care by assisting the QMP in quality

assurance and related activities. Under the QMP's supervision the MPA takes measurements, collects data and performs selected calculations to be analyzed and approved by the QMP. All medical physics tasks performed by the MPA will be reviewed, and reports signed by a QMP, who assumes full responsibility for the submitted content.

Minimum Education:

Associate's Degree Graduate of an AMA accredited

Radiation Therapy Technologist Program or Dosimetry Program, or Bachelor's degree in a physical science.

Minimum Experience Required:

Either 3 years of experience in a Radiation Therapy setting working as a Radiation Therapist or Dosimetrist, or a Bachelors degree in a physical science.

Essential Function Job Specific Duties:

• Performing IMRT QA measurements and preparing associated report
• Measuring irradiated in vivo radiation detectors and preparing associated report
• Checklist review of patient charts/radiation therapy plans
• Linac QA

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