Job Overview:
AIMS Locum Tenens is seeking a qualified Radiation Therapy Medical Physicist 1099 Independent Contractor (full-time preferred; part-time or PRN considered) to support the Radiation Oncology Department at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The Medical Physicist is responsible for ensuring radiation treatments are accurately planned, safely delivered, and properly monitored. The position works closely with radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and other clinical staff to support treatment planning, radiation dose calculations, equipment calibration and commissioning, brachytherapy, patient-specific quality assurance, and radiation safety.
Key Duties:
Provide clinical radiation therapy physics, treatment planning, consultation, and equipment support.
Plan and support TBI, TSE, IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, SRS, IGRT, and SGRT treatments.
Support LDR and HDR brachytherapy, including prostate, gynecologic, and breast applications.
Perform treatment planning using systems such as Eclipse, Oncentra, Variseed, Velocity, and ARIA.Perform acceptance testing, commissioning, calibration, and routine QA of radiation treatment equipment.
Conduct daily, monthly, and annual physics testing according to AAPM recommendations.
Perform patient-specific QA, portal dosimetry, weekly physics chart checks, and special/fetal dosimetry evaluations.
Maintain and handle NRC-licensed brachytherapy sources and function as an Authorized Medical Physicist (AMP) as required.
Work with physicians to develop, validate, and verify radiation treatment plans.
Monitor treatment devices, dosimetry equipment, and radiation therapy imaging systems.
Train clinical staff on equipment upgrades and participate in professional activities, continuing education, and research protocols.
Qualifications
Education:
Master's Degree from a CAMPEP-accredited program in medical physics, radiological physics, health physics, or physics. No education equivalency substitution is permitted.
Experience:
Minimum 3 years within the last 4 years of clinical medical physics experience, plus active clinical radiation therapy physics practice for at least 12 months within the last 18 months. Board Certification: Board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) in Therapeutic Medical Physics, or by the American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP) in Radiation Oncology Physics.
Licensure: Current professional Medical Physicist license in the State of Texas.
Certification: Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required.
Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Schedule:
Full-time schedule averages 40 hours per week; part-time or PRN availability will also be considered.
The department establishes 8 12 hour shifts, with coverage windows of Monday Friday, 0600 1600, as well as Sunday Saturday coverage from 0001 2400 based on department/mission requirements.
Shifts include a 30 or 60-minute unpaid lunch, and the actual schedule is determined by the supervisor. Federal-holiday work may be required.
Work Environment:- Hospital-based Radiation Oncology/Medical Physics environment at BAMC, a DoD academic medical center and Level I Trauma Center. The physicist works with sophisticated radiation treatment and QA technologies including Varian EDGE, TrueBeam, Trilogy, Eclipse, ARIA, Elekta micro
- Selectron/Oncentra, Vision RT, and Sun Nuclear equipment.
- Health & Other Requirements:
Must meet required physical examination, TB screening, annual influenza/immunization, occupational health, credentialing, and training requirements. The position is emergency/mission essential, does not permit telework, and requires an active Tier 1 (T1) background investigation before beginning services.
Engagement Type: 1099 Independent Contractor (NOT a W-2 position)
This role is offered as a 1099 independent contractor engagement. You will not be a W-2 employee, so no taxes are withheld and W-2 employee benefits (health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), PTO) are not included the higher hourly rate reflects this.
Compensation: $140.00 $150.00 per hour (1099)
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Us:
AIMS Locum Tenens, LLC, d/b/a AIMS Force is a WOSB certified healthcare management company based in Northern Virginia and Washington DC area focus on healthcare management in both public and private sectors. AIMS Locum Tenens is one of the fastest growing healthcare management solution specialized in management of highly skilled healthcare professionals in both commercial and government healthcare facilities all over the country. We have the experience, resources, and scale required to help physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to take advantage of both short and long term staffing opportunities in a wide variety of practice specialties. We do staff healthcare providers for both short and long-term assignments to local, state and federal government healthcare facilities. AIMS realizes the key to quality is attention to details. AIMS is the one stop shop for various healthcare facilities and handles every steps to get best candidate from sourcing, recruitment, candidate screening, credentialing, final placement and retention of highly qualified healthcare provider. As one of the nation's fastest growing healthcare management companies, AIMS Locum Tenens manages highly qualified physicians and nurses during staffing crisis at community hospitals, clinics and Army based MTFs ( Military Treatment Facilities). Hospital systems, MTFs, nursing homes and out patient clinics benefit from our comprehensive, cost-effective supplemental medical staffing services. Our No. 1 priority is to provide the best service to our healthcare professionals and our hospital and MTFs clients. We welcome feedback and suggestions so we can continually improve our service. At AIMS Locum Tenens, our core pillars dedication, commitment, trustworthiness, and superior service drive every aspect of our business.
