Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist - Precision & Growth

Trinity Health; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

403B Retirement

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Trinity Health is seeking a Medical Physicist to join the radiation oncology team in Grand Rapids. The role involves ensuring accurate delivery of radiation prescriptions, performing dose calculations, designing treatment aids, and assuring machine parameter accuracy for daily patient treatments.

You will work with a team of 3 Medical Physicists, 3 Dosimetrists, and 3 Radiation Oncologists, contributing to SRS/SBRT and HDR programs.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Medical Physics, Radiological Physics, Physics, or related discipline.
• Board certified, or board eligible, by The American Board of Radiology or The American Board of Medical Physics. If board eligible, board exam must be passed within 24 months of hire.
• Two-years of experience performing therapeutic radiation physics in a clinical setting (may include residency).

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning resource allocation including equipment usage, selection and replacement, staffing requirements, budget preparation, and review of departmental policies and procedures.
• Responsible for performance specification, acceptance testing, and commissioning of new equipment.
• Performs calibration of the treatment machines and maintenance of all information necessary for their appropriate use.
• Serves as the focal point for machine maintenance and repair, and when systems are again ready for clinical use.
• Oversees the performance levels of imaging equipment used in radiation oncology.
• Develops and maintains a quality assurance program for all treatment modalities, localization procedures, and computational equipment.
• Maintains instrumentation required for calibration of sources, measurement of radiation, and calculation of doses.
• Works with Radiation Safety Officer to comply with regulations.
• Provides consultation for personnel radiation exposure.
• Develops and implements new treatment protocols.
• Participates in institutional Radiation Safety Committee and other committees as needed.
• Performs shielding calculations for new or renovated treatment rooms and storage facilities.
• Collaborates with radiation oncologists on plans and treatment development.
• Provides data collection for plan evaluation and QA.

Skills

Clinical radiation physics

Team collaboration

Quality assurance

Education

Master of Science or Doctoral degree in Medical Physics, Radiological Physics, Physics, or related discipline

Tools

Mosaiq

Eclipse

Precision

Oncentra

Aria

Truebeam

CyberKnife

Job description

Trinity Health is seeking a Medical Physicist to join the radiation oncology team in Grand Rapids. The role involves ensuring accurate delivery of radiation prescriptions, performing dose calculations, designing treatment aids, and assuring machine parameter accuracy for daily patient treatments.

You will work with a team of 3 Medical Physicists, 3 Dosimetrists, and 3 Radiation Oncologists, contributing to SRS/SBRT and HDR programs.