Medical Physicist

mclarenhlth; Mount Clemens (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Macomb seeks a Medical Physicist to join a core team serving Macomb, Clarkston, and Port Huron centers. You will collaborate with dosimetrists, physicians, and staff across multiple sites and contribute to treatment planning, quality assurance, and research initiatives.

The role requires a Master’s or PhD in medical physics with ABR certification or eligibility and 2+ years of experience in a radiation therapy center.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in medical physics or related field.
• Board Certified or eligible for ABR certification in therapeutic medical physics or equivalent.
• Two or more years of medical physics work experience in a full-service radiation therapy center.

Responsibilities

• Acceptance and commissioning of LINAC.
• Implementation of clinical stereotactic program.
• Radiation therapy equipment calibration and quality assurance.
• Collaboration with clinical and medical staff on simulation and treatment planning.
• Oversight of quality and safety of patient treatment delivery.
• Participation in department quality assurance and continuous improvement programs.
• Participation in clinical research efforts.
• Collaboration in network physics initiatives.

Education

Master's or PhD in medical physics or related

Tools

Eclipse treatment planning

Aria

Varian TrueBeam

Varian Trilogy

SGRT Identify/VisionRT

4DCBCT

Job description

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
• Collaborationwith clinical and medical staff onsimulation 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

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.