What are the responsibilities and job description for the CHIEF MEDICAL PHYSICIST - RADIATION THERAPY position at Aspirus Health?
Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy.
These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day.
Aspirus Regional Cancer Center in Wausau, WI is seeking a Chief Medical Physicist to join our team!
The Chief Medical Physicist is integrally involved in the development, implementation, and oversight of the radiation therapy programs for five Wisconsin clinical sites and is based in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Opportunity Information:
- Daily collaboration with a highly skilled team of physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and radiation oncologists.
- Travel/coverage to outreach locations, potentially weekly, required
- Oversight of QA, upgrades, equipment calibration, and installations
- Primary contact for dosimetry support, equipment issues, and safety oversight.
HOURS: Full-time or 1.0 FTE, 80 hours every pay period. Day shift, with some intermittent PM hours for machine QA.
Experience/Qualifications
- Knowledge of radiation oncology and related technology standards and protocols normally acquired through completion of a master's degree or PhD in medical or radiological physics from an AAPM accredited institution.
- Knowledge and experience with Varian Truebeam/tomotherapy linear accelerators and Pinnacle treatment planning system.
- ABR or ABMP certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics.
- Seven or more years experience as a medical physicist.
- Previous experience in running projects, overseeing installation, and mentoring other physicists beneficial.
- Possesses excellent communication skills
- Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.
- PTO accrual from day one!
- Generous retirement plan with match available.
- Wellness program for employees and their families.
Aspirus Wausau Hospital, the flagship of the Aspirus system, serves northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care. To learn more about Wausau click the following link: Wausau, Wisconsin
Our Mission: We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.
Our Vision: Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.
As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.
Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.
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