Therapeutic Medical Physicist

Qualifications Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy English Language Proficiency Requirement - Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j: No person will be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English 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 and the applicant must abide by the certifying body's requirements for continuing education Approved Certifying Bodies The American Board of Radiology (ABR) in any of the following field titles: Therapeutic Medical Physics Therapeutic Radiologic or Therapeutic Radiological Physics Radiologic Physics or Radiological Physics The American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP) in the subfield of Radiation Oncology Physics 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