What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Physicist position at McLaren Health Care?
Summary
Looking to join a dynamic physics team in a growing center? The Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Macomb is hiring. The position is open to all career levels with compensation based on experience, so this would be a terrific opportunity for either a current resident looking for a first post-residency position, or an experienced physicist looking to advance their career. This position is part of a core team of 3 physicists responsible for activities in the Macomb, Clarkston, and Port Huron centers, with additional support from the Karmanos Network Physics team.
The Team
The successful candidate will join a local team of 2 other physicists, 3 dosimetrists, and 4 physicians providing care for cancer patients across these 3 centers.
The Karmanos Cancer Network comprises 10 cancer centers spread throughout Michigan. The physics team, consisting of 12 physicists and 2 physics residents, collaborates closely in all areas of patient care, technical duties, and quality/system improvement projects. The new team member will have immediate opportunities to make significant contributions across the spectrum of physics activities.
Technologies
The centers have three Varian TrueBeams and 1 Varian Trilogy, 3 CT Simulators (1 Philips Big Bore, 2 GE LightSpeed), 1 Elekta Flexitron HDR, and 1 Varian Bravos HDR unit. Advanced technologies such as SGRT (Identify/VisionRT), HyperArc, gating, 4DCBCT, etc., are available. We offer a broad range of treatments to our patients including SRS/SBRT, respiratory gating, and brachytherapy.
All centers throughout the Karmanos Cancer Network utilize cloud hosted Eclipse treatment planning and Aria record and verify on a common system that is supported by a dedicated IT and administration team.
Essential Responsibilities
· Acceptance and commissioning of LINAC
· Implementation of clinical stereotactic program
· Radiation therapy equipment calibration, quality assurance
· Collaboration with clinical and medical staff on simulation and treatment planning
· Provide ongoing oversight of quality and safety of patient treatment delivery
· Participation in department quality assurance and continuous quality improvement programs
· Participation in clinical research efforts
· Collaboration in network physics initiatives
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Requirements
- Master’s or PhD degree in medical physics or related discipline.
- Board Certified or eligible for certification in therapeutic medical physics from American Board of Radiology (ABR) or equivalent certification
- Two or more years of prior work experience as a Medical Physicist or Medical Physics Resident in full-service radiation therapy center.