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1. Summary/About the role: The first paragraph about EDRP eligibility. That's a summary.
2. Qualifications: This has multiple subsections: Basic Requirements (Citizenship, English, Education, Board Certification, Approved Certifying Bodies, Grandfathering), Grade Determination (GS-13 Experience, KSAs), Preferred Experience, Physical Requirements. I'll combine into one Qualifications section with sub-lists or separate lists.
3. Duties: Long list. There are duplicated lines (e.g., "Required safe and efficient use..." appears twice). I'll deduplicate.
4. Work Schedule: Full-time, Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
5. Telework/Virtual: Not available, not virtual.
6. Incentives/Benefits: Relocation/Recruitment Incentives authorized up to 25%, EDRP Authorized (with note former participants ineligible), PCS Not Authorized.
7. Contact: EDRP Coordinator email.
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About the role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) — a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within 4 months of appointment. Program approval determines award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) as determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.
Qualifications
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
- 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: TMPs must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
- 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.
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).
Grade Determination (GS-13 Therapeutic Medical Physicist)
In addition to the basic requirements, completion of a minimum of 1 year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge regarding the safe and efficient use of all radiotherapy devices for external beam radiotherapy.
- The ability to evaluate and ensure correct and safe operation of radiotherapy equipment through complex problem diagnosis and scheduled quality assurance.
- Knowledge of the scientific, clinical, and technical applications of high dose rate and low dose rate brachytherapy treatment simulation, planning, dosimetry, and treatment methods.
- Expertise in the professional, scientific, and technical aspects of shielding methods for external beam radiation delivery systems, radiation survey methods, developing procedures, setting action levels, delivering radiation safety training, developing and documenting competencies, and reporting. This includes an in-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements and guidelines for radiation shielding and personnel protection.
- Ability to exercise independent professional judgment in the performance and evaluation of calibration, acceptance testing, and clinical commissioning procedures for all types of external beam photon and electron beam delivery systems.
- Skilled in the evaluation of acceptance testing and commissioning results of CT simulators.
- Technical skills in 3-D treatment planning, intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment planning, and stereotactic body radiation therapy planning. This includes specialized knowledge of clinical process steps and resource requirements for planning and delivery of radiation oncology treatments.
- Ability to process information from multi-modality imaging datasets for treatment planning, treatment verification, and radiotherapy response assessment.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Preferred Experience
- Board Certified.
- Experience with Varian ARIA, Eclipse Treatment Planning System, TrueBEAM, Ethos LINACs, and BRAINLAB ExacTrac System.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift patients using biomedical techniques frequently throughout the course of a workday/shift.
- Must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds of weight alone.
- Ability to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during the workday.
- Visual acuity (near & distant) sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written direction.
- Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.
- Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility.
- Fine motor skills adequate for scheduling and preparing patients, equipment, and supplies for treatment.
- Ability to participate in sustained activities for many hours in duration in accordance with state labor law.
Duties
The employee plans, delivers, verifies, and monitors quality assurance of radiotherapy at all levels of complexity. Specific tasks include:
- Recommending an optimal modality and treatment technique for the patient.
- Evaluating the quality, safety, and accuracy of radiation treatments planned and delivered to patients, thus ensuring that radiation dose is carried out correctly, completely, and safely.
- Operating all radiation planning and delivery devices safely.
- Implementing radiation therapy of outstanding technical difficulty and responsibility, providing knowledge-based solutions to resolving issues where no rule-based solutions exist.
- Planning and directing a specialized program encompassing all physics and clinical aspects of external beam treatment procedures from treatment simulation to treatment planning to the actual treatment delivery.
- Providing technical oversight for the work of entry level TMPs, medical dosimetrists, and radiation therapists, and overseeing Residents in accordance with VHA Handbook 1400.01.
- Overseeing radiation therapy treatment planning.
- Designing and approving treatment plans.
- Monitoring the accuracy of treatment data recorded in the patient's medical records.
- Providing consultation to the radiation oncologist regarding difficult treatment cases.
- Performing patient-specific treatment validation measurements.
- Developing medical physics policies and procedures for the delivery and quality assessment of advanced treatment modalities such as intensity modulated radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy.
- Developing, operating, and fully documenting the medical physics quality assurance program and ensuring regulatory compliance within the Radiation Safety Officer's radiation safety program.
- Safely utilizing and properly operating all radiation oncology equipment, and educating radiation oncology team members (including radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, and dosimetrists) in safety issues that relate to radiotherapy planning and delivery.
- Following the VHA, AAPM, and all other applicable codes of ethics and policies to maintain the highest professionalism and patient care standards.
- Determining regulatory requirements, manufacturer's standards, and professional society guidelines for performing quality assurance of radiation therapy equipment to include accelerators and simulators.
- Recognizing any irregularity in the performance parameters of the therapy units and recognizing emergencies during therapy, taking prompt measures to rectify them.
- Calculating radioactive decay and the proper disposal of radioactive sources abiding by state and federal regulations.
- Using written and verbal communication with technical writing considerations.
- Collaborating with members of other disciplines.
- Working with equipment from Phillips, Sun Nuclear, Standard Imaging, and IBA.
Work Schedule
Full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Telework
Not available. This is not a virtual position.
Incentives & Benefits
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized up to 25%.
- EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants inel
for prose - Do NOT repeat job title as heading - Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings (Functional Statement #: 558570 - fold into short
or drop) - Preserve ALL substantive information - Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/scam-warning) - none apparent here - Remove duplicated lines (there are some duplicated duty lines) - Remove application instructions (none explicit, but "Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov" is contact info) - Include section ONLY when real specific content exists - Never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text - Never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them (Schedule is stated, Benefits/Incentives are stated) - Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones - Output ONLY HTML fragment, no /, no markdown code fences Let me structure: 1. Summary/About the role: The first paragraph about EDRP eligibility. That's a summary. 2. Qualifications: This has multiple subsections: Basic Requirements (Citizenship, English, Education, Board Certification, Approved Certifying Bodies, Grandfathering), Grade Determination (GS-13 Experience, KSAs), Preferred Experience, Physical Requirements. I'll combine into one Qualifications section with sub-lists or separate lists. 3. Duties: Long list. There are duplicated lines (e.g., "Required safe and efficient use..." appears twice). I'll deduplicate. 4. Work Schedule: Full-time, Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. 5. Telework/Virtual: Not available, not virtual. 6. Incentives/Benefits: Relocation/Recruitment Incentives authorized up to 25%, EDRP Authorized (with note former participants ineligible), PCS Not Authorized. 7. Contact: EDRP Coordinator email. Functional Statement #: 558570 - minor metadata, fold into a short
maybe at end or in a metadata section. But rule says do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. I'll include it in a brief paragraph at the end or in the incentives section. Now, I need to write HTML. Let's start:
About the role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) — a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within 4 months of appointment. Program approval determines award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) as determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.
Qualifications
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
- 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: TMPs must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
- 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.
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).
Grade Determination (GS-13 Therapeutic Medical Physicist)
In addition to the basic requirements, completion of a minimum of 1 year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge regarding the safe and efficient use of all radiotherapy devices for external beam radiotherapy.
- The ability to evaluate and ensure correct and safe operation of radiotherapy equipment through complex problem diagnosis and scheduled quality assurance.
- Knowledge of the scientific, clinical, and technical applications of high dose rate and low dose rate brachytherapy treatment simulation, planning, dosimetry, and treatment methods.
- Expertise in the professional, scientific, and technical aspects of shielding methods for external beam radiation delivery systems, radiation survey methods, developing procedures, setting action levels, delivering radiation safety training, developing and documenting competencies, and reporting. This includes an in-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements and guidelines for radiation shielding and personnel protection.
- Ability to exercise independent professional judgment in the performance and evaluation of calibration, acceptance testing, and clinical commissioning procedures for all types of external beam photon and electron beam delivery systems.
- Skilled in the evaluation of acceptance testing and commissioning results of CT simulators.
- Technical skills in 3-D treatment planning, intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment planning, and stereotactic body radiation therapy planning. This includes specialized knowledge of clinical process steps and resource requirements for planning and delivery of radiation oncology treatments.
- Ability to process information from multi-modality imaging datasets for treatment planning, treatment verification, and radiotherapy response assessment.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Preferred Experience
- Board Certified.
- Experience with Varian ARIA, Eclipse Treatment Planning System, TrueBEAM, Ethos LINACs, and BRAINLAB ExacTrac System.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift patients using biomedical techniques frequently throughout the course of a workday/shift.
- Must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds of weight alone.
- Ability to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during the workday.
- Visual acuity (near & distant) sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written direction.
- Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.
- Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility.
- Fine motor skills adequate for scheduling and preparing patients, equipment, and supplies for treatment.
- Ability to participate in sustained activities for many hours in duration in accordance with state labor law.
Duties
The employee plans, delivers, verifies, and monitors quality assurance of radiotherapy at all levels of complexity. Specific tasks include:
- Recommending an optimal modality and treatment technique for the patient.
- Evaluating the quality, safety, and accuracy of radiation treatments planned and delivered to patients, thus ensuring that radiation dose is carried out correctly, completely, and safely.
- Operating all radiation planning and delivery devices safely.
- Implementing radiation therapy of outstanding technical difficulty and responsibility, providing knowledge-based solutions to resolving issues where no rule-based solutions exist.
- Planning and directing a specialized program encompassing all physics and clinical aspects of external beam treatment procedures from treatment simulation to treatment planning to the actual treatment delivery.
- Providing technical oversight for the work of entry level TMPs, medical dosimetrists, and radiation therapists, and overseeing Residents in accordance with VHA Handbook 1400.01.
- Overseeing radiation therapy treatment planning.
- Designing and approving treatment plans.
- Monitoring the accuracy of treatment data recorded in the patient's medical records.
- Providing consultation to the radiation oncologist regarding difficult treatment cases.
- Performing patient-specific treatment validation measurements.
- Developing medical physics policies and procedures for the delivery and quality assessment of advanced treatment modalities such as intensity modulated radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy.
- Developing, operating, and fully documenting the medical physics quality assurance program and ensuring regulatory compliance within the Radiation Safety Officer's radiation safety program.
- Safely utilizing and properly operating all radiation oncology equipment, and educating radiation oncology team members (including radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, and dosimetrists) in safety issues that relate to radiotherapy planning and delivery.
- Following the VHA, AAPM, and all other applicable codes of ethics and policies to maintain the highest professionalism and patient care standards.
- Determining regulatory requirements, manufacturer's standards, and professional society guidelines for performing quality assurance of radiation therapy equipment to include accelerators and simulators.
- Recognizing any irregularity in the performance parameters of the therapy units and recognizing emergencies during therapy, taking prompt measures to rectify them.
- Calculating radioactive decay and the proper disposal of radioactive sources abiding by state and federal regulations.
- Using written and verbal communication with technical writing considerations.
- Collaborating with members of other disciplines.
- Working with equipment from Phillips, Sun Nuclear, Standard Imaging, and IBA.
Work Schedule
Full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Telework
Not available. This is not a virtual position.
Incentives & Benefits
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized up to 25%.
- EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants inel