Medical Physicist

Society of Exploration Geophysicists; Mount Clemens, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Macomb is seeking a qualified Medical Physicist to join a dedicated team across multiple centers in Michigan. The role focuses on LINAC commissioning, clinical stereotactic programs, and QA to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.

Collaboration with physicians, dosimetrists, and researchers is essential. Applicants should hold a Master’s or PhD in medical physics and be ABR-certified or eligible, with at least two years of experience in a busy radiation

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD degree in medical physics or related discipline.
• Board Certified or eligible for certification in therapeutic medical physics from ABR or equivalent.
• Two or more years of experience as a Medical Physicist or Medical Physics Resident in a full-service radiation therapy center.

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

Education

Master’s or PhD degree in medical physics or related discipline

Tools

LINAC calibration

Eclipse planning system

ARIA (Record & Verify)

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
• 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

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.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26001029
• Daily Work Times: varies
• Hours Per Pay Period: 80
• On Call: No
• Weekends: No