McLaren Health Care

Medical Physicist

McLaren Health Care$110K — $130K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's or PhD in medical physics or related field.
  • Board Certified or eligible for certification in therapeutic medical physics (ABR or equivalent).
  • 2+ years of experience as a Medical Physicist or Medical Physics Resident in radiation therapy center.

Responsibilities

  • Commission and accept LINAC equipment.
  • Implement clinical stereotactic programs.
  • Calibrate radiation therapy equipment and conduct quality assurance.
  • Collaborate with clinical staff for simulation and treatment planning.
  • Ensure quality and safety in patient treatment delivery.
  • Engage in department quality assurance and improvement programs.
  • Contribute to clinical research and network physics initiatives.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team environment.
  • Access to advanced radiation therapy technologies and methods.
  • Flexibility for career growth and professional development within the Karmanos Network.
  • Contributions immediately impactful on patient care.
  • Engagement in clinical research projects.
Full 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.

About McLaren Health Care

McLaren Health Care Corporation is a Michigan-based, fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 15 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 620,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. McLaren has 28,000 employees and more than 90,000 network providers throughout Michigan and Indiana.
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