Medical Physicist - 1182737

Medical Physicist

 

 

Seeking an experienced Medical Physicist to join a practice in northern Idaho.

 

The Medical Physicist will perform duties pertaining to treatment machine calibration, dosimetry, treatment planning, and monitoring of radiation received by employees. He/she will also have responsibilities in helping with simulation of patients and teaching therapists in areas of dosimetry and computer planning and supervises the Medical Dosimetrist.

 

 

Full-time position

 

Monday to Friday schedule – 8am – 5pm

 

The Radiation Oncology Program includes:

 

·      1 full time onsite dosimetrist and remote dosimetry support of a .8 (64 hr/pay period)

·      3 full time radiation therapists with one position posted. We would want 4 to be fully staffed

·      1 full time radiation oncologist

·      1 full time onsite physicist; we do not feel a remote position would work for our clinic.

·      2 Elekta Synergies (our radiation machines/linear accelerators); we are getting a new Elekta Versa and will decommission the older Synergy

·      Current EMR is Mosaiq

·      Radiation planning system is currently Pinnacle but will change to Monaco when we get the new Linac.

·      We do 3D, IMRT, SBRT, and will be able to do VMAT with the new machine coming the first of the year. We do NOT do brachytherapy

·      Average is about 35 patients on treatment but anticipate this will increase to 40-45 once we have the new Linac.

·      Contract with Cancer Care Northwest to also provide additional support for dosimetry and physics when needed

 

 

 

Requirements:

• Board Certified in medical physics by the American Board of Radiology (ABR)
• Prior experience in radiation oncology preferred

 

Competitive compensation and benefits package including $10,000 Sign on bonus and relocation assistance.