Radiation Oncology Physicist - MUSC Health Lancaster County, SC

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Radiology (ABR)
  • Master's or Ph.D. in Medical Physics or a related field
  • Experience with Varian TrueBeam systems
  • Familiarity with Eclipse treatment planning software
  • Experience with Elekta HDR and Gamma Knife is preferred
  • Programming skills and interest in emerging technologies are a plus

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical physics services and advanced treatment delivery
  • Implement comprehensive quality assurance programs
  • Educate residents and staff in radiation oncology practices
  • Oversee technology implementation and develop programs
  • Lead innovation initiatives within an academic environment
  • Influence service expansion to meet patient population needs

Benefits

  • Access to advanced clinical resources and cutting-edge technology
  • Professional growth in a growing academic program
  • Opportunity to influence patient care in a community-driven environment
  • Supportive community with a lower cost of living
  • Vibrant location with access to outdoor activities and top-rated schools
Full Job Description
Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Regular

Cost Center
CC001450 LAN - Administration (LMC)

Pay Rate Type
Salary

Pay Grade
Health-37

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Work Shift

Job Description

Why Lancaster County, SC?

Located just minutes from Charlotte, Lancaster County offers access to a thriving healthcare market while allowing you to escape the congestion, long commutes, and high cost of living common in major metropolitan areas. Beautiful new neighborhoods and master-planned communities

  • Top-rated schools and family-friendly amenities
  • Easy driving distance of: Charleston (coastal destination), Asheville (mountains and outdoor recreation, major airport access through Charlotte Douglas International
  • Easy access to lakes, greenways, and year-round outdoor recreation
  • A lower cost of living with a high quality of life
  • Mild climate with year-round outdoor activity


Here, you can enjoy the professional stimulation of a growing academic program while living in a welcoming community that blends suburban comfort with metropolitan access.

The Opportunity

As a Radiation Oncology Physicist, you will play a central role in:

o Clinical physics services and advanced treatment delivery

o Comprehensive quality assurance programs

o Staff education

o Technology implementation and program development

o Innovation initiatives in a forward-looking academic environment

o This position offers meaningful influence as we continue expanding services to meet the needs of our growing patient population.

MUSC Radiation Oncology Comes to Lancaster!

This brand new hospital is expected to open in early 2027 and construction is underway now! The department is designed with two linear accelerator vaults to facilitate future growth; however, it will open with a single Varian Truebeam linear accelerator. For CT it will have Siemens' latest simulator, the Go.Open Pro. In addition, the simulation room is also designed to house an HDR afterloader in the future. This will be a fast growing department with lots of opportunities for innovation along with strong support from MUSC as a part of the MUSC Hollings Cancer Network which includes multiple sites across the state.

Advanced Technology & Clinical Resources

You'll work with cutting-edge systems, including:

o Varian TrueBeam with HyperSight and HyperArc for Linac SRS

o Siemens Somatom go. Open Pro CT simulator RGSC

o Varian's Identify SGRT system

o Brachytherapy coming soon

Treatment Planning Systems:
Eclipse with ARIA, OIS

Physics Resources:
SNC scanning system and comprehensive QA instrumentation; RadFormation software suite for Eclipse, Velocity

Additional Job Description

Qualifications
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Radiology (ABR)
  • Master's or Ph.D. in Medical Physics or related discipline


Preferred experience with:

o Varian TrueBeam

o Eclipse treatment planning

o Brachytherapy

Programming expertise and a strong interest in emerging technologies are highly desirable

Join MUSC Catawba Division - where innovation meets community.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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