Medical Physicist - Radiation Oncology opportunity
Company: Trinity Health
Location: Davenport
Posted on: October 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Medical Physicist Through patient and family centered care,
Genesis Cancer Care Institute provides team-based collaborative
care and treatment, close to home. If you are looking to join a
nationally accredited cancer care program as a board
certified/board eligible medical physicist and have the passion to
provide quality care, then you should consider a career with
Genesis.Where you fit in
The Medical Physicist provides safe therapeutic radiological
physics to the Radiation Oncology Department; equipment safety,
quality patient care and teaching in accordance with standards put
forth by regulatory agencies and the medical community. Genesis
offers SRS, SBRT, IMRT, DIBH, gaiting, SGRT, and 3D Conformal. The
Cancer Institute employs 2 linear accelerators; TomoTherapy Hi-Art
and Varian TrueBeam. Record and verify is performed through Aria.
Eclipse and Tomoplan software is used for planning. Along with
participating in treatment procedures, the Medical Physicist will
participate in patient-specific QA, chart QA, linear accelerator
QA, plan checks, and any additional support needed by our radiation
oncologists, dosimetrists and therapists.
The department employs an exceptional team of 2 Physicists, 2
Dosimetrists, 8 Radiation Therapists, 3 RNs, 2 Office Secretaries,
1 Billing and Coding Coordinator, 1 Social Worker and 1 office
manager. A team of 2 Radiation Oncologists are on site daily. On
average, approximately 35 patients are treated daily on our 2
machines. The team works closely with our colleagues from our
growing Medical Oncology group and interdisciplinary team.
Successful Candidate
The successful candidate will have a MS or PhD, be board eligible
with the intent for certification or board certified by the ABR or
ABMP, and must be or become registered in Iowa as a Radiation
Therapy Physicist. Working with the Chief of Physics, the
successful candidate will have the skills in calibration and
commissioning of linear accelerators and other radiation sources,
perform quality assurance of equipment and treatment plans, and
implementing new technologies as needed. A good work ethic and
ability to work well in a team environment are highly
valued.Genesis offers an attractive compensation and benefit
package, including health, dental, disability insurance, as well as
403(b) retirement plan with a company match. This position is a
full-time employed position. Please let me know if you would like
to be a part of the future of excellent patient care at
Genesis.
Keywords: Trinity Health, Iowa City , Medical Physicist - Radiation Oncology opportunity, Healthcare , Davenport, Iowa
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