Therapeutic Medical Physicist

About this role

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: Citizenship: Citizen of the United States. Education. Master's degree or higher in a physics, science, or engineering discipline recognized by an accredited college or university with at least 30 semester hours in medical physics, health physics, radiological science, physics, engineering, chemistry, or biology; or an equivalent foreign degree and coursework substantiated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

Board Certification: Persons hired or reassigned to TMP positions in the VHA must be board certified in the field of therapeutic medical physics by an approved certifying body. The board certificate must be current & the applicant must abide by the certifying body's requirements for continuing education. Approved Certifying Bodies: a. The American Board of Radiology (ABR) in any of the following field titles: 1. Therapeutic Medical Physics; 2.

Therapeutic Radiologic or Therapeutic Radiological Physics; or 3. Radiologic Physics or Radiological Physics. b. The American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP) in the subfield of Radiation Oncology Physics. c. The Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM) in the subfield of Radiation Oncology Physics. Exception for Non-Board Certified, Entry Level Candidates: Non-board certified TMPs designated by the certifying agency (e.g., American Board of Radiology) as "board eligible", who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements, may be given a temporary appointment as a graduate TMP under the authority of 38 U.S.C.

§ 7405(c). The appointing official may waive the requirement of certification for a period not to exceed 2 years for a TMP that provides care under the supervision of a board certified TMP at or above the full performance level. This exception only applies at the GS-12 entry level. For grade levels at or above the full performance level, the candidate must be board certified. Temporary appointments of non-board certified TMPs may not be extended beyond 2 years, or converted to a new temporary appointment.