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Therapeutic Medical Physicists (TMPs) work in Radiation Oncology and have responsibilities that include: protection of the patient and others from potentially harmful or excessive radiation; establishment of adequate protocols to ensure accurate patient dosimetry; the measurement and characterization of radiation used for radiotherapy; the performance and supervision of treatment planning.
02/24/2022 to 06/30/2022
$92,245 - $142,595 per year
GS 12 - 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
13
No
Yes
CBTE-11376383-22-SKH
639113000
US Citizens Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
As a member of the VA NYHHS staff, the entry level TMP will be a qualified user of the Philips Pinnacle
treatment planning system, MIM Maestro fusion and deformable software, Elekta Monaco treatment planning
system, Elekta Infinity linear accelerator and Siemens Oncor linear accelerator radiation therapy delivery
systems, and vendor-specific QA equipment and software. The entry level TMP will also have experience in the following special procedures:
- Participates in the development of equipment specifications for radiation therapy treatment,
brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation detection. ·
- Assists with the provision of evidence of compliance of equipment for radiation therapy treatment,
brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation detection with regulatory and accreditation agency rules and
recommendations.
- Measurement and characterization of medical radiation from radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy,
and simulation equipment prior to clinical utilization.
- Acceptance testing, evaluation and Commissioning of equipment used for external beam therapy,
brachytherapy, simulation, treatment-planning, and radiation detection, acceptance testing and evaluation of
their associated computer systems, algorithms, data, and output.
- Evaluation of radiation oncology technical procedures prior to clinical use.
- Development and/or evaluation, in conjunction with the medical practitioner, of policies and procedures
related to the appropriate therapeutic use of radiation.
- Periodic review of radiation oncology dosimetry information noted in patient records.
- Participates in the development and management of a comprehensive Quality Management Program that
monitors, evaluates, and optimizes radiation oncology processes.
- Provides institutional radiation safety coverage in the absence of the Radiation Safety Officer, as needed.
- Assists the Advanced Level/Supervisory TMP with the direction of the Radiation Oncology Physics
program to include the technical direction of staff responsible for treatment planning, machine maintenance and repair and other physics support staff.
GS-13
As a member of the VA NYHHS staff, the TMP performs the following duties and responsibilities, including but
not limited to:
- Participates in the development of equipment specifications for radiation therapy treatment,
brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation detection. ·
- Assists with the provision of evidence of compliance of equipment for radiation therapy treatment,
brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation detection with regulatory and accreditation agency rules and
recommendations.
- Measurement and characterization of medical radiation from radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy,
and simulation equipment prior to clinical utilization.
- Acceptance testing, evaluation and Commissioning of equipment used for external beam therapy,
brachytherapy, simulation, treatment-planning, and radiation detection, acceptance testing and evaluation of
their associated computer systems, algorithms, data, and output.
- Evaluation of radiation oncology technical procedures prior to clinical use.
- Development and/or evaluation, in conjunction with the medical practitioner, of policies and procedures
related to the appropriate therapeutic use of radiation.
- Periodic review of radiation oncology dosimetry information noted in patient records.
- Participates in the development and management of a comprehensive Quality Management Program that
monitors, evaluates, and optimizes radiation oncology processes.
- Provides institutional radiation safety coverage in the absence of the Radiation Safety Officer, as needed.
- Assists the Advanced Level/Supervisory TMP with the direction of the Radiation Oncology Physics
program to include the technical direction of staff responsible for treatment planning, machine maintenance and
repair and other physics support staff.
- Participates in the development and/or evaluation of a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in
radiation oncology.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm
Position Title/Functional Statement #:Therapeutic Medical Physicist/PD24240F
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
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This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required exception from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/30/2022 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11376383.
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