About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
Chief Medical Physicist
Position Summary:
Responsible for all technical aspects of Radiation Oncology (RO) network treatment equipment, treatment planning services, treatment delivery, and ancillary equipment. Responsible for RO network regulatory compliance, accreditation, radiation safety and program quality. Supervises systemwide physics and dosimetry staff and ensures appropriate resource allocation.
Essential Functions:
- Oversees all technical aspects of Radiation Oncology department, including supervision of physics, dosimetrists, and treatment planning services.
- Assures adequate physics and treatment planning services at sites under purview, assigns workplace and evaluates work of all physics personnel.
- Establishes and implements the specifications for acceptance testing, calibration and performance of all radiation simulation, radiation delivery, radiation measurement, treatment planning, QA software and associated equipment, and radiation doses to comply with all applicable regulatory, professional and accreditation bodies. Establishes and ensures compliance with system Quality Management and Radiation Safety Program to accomplish these goals.
- Participates in both system wide and local quality assurance and other departmental leadership meetings and projects
- Serves as the point of contact for local leadership regarding quality, performance, and reporting for both technical and staffing aspects of physics and dosimetry within their departments. Ensures compliance with all accreditation and regulatory agencies.
· Master's or PhD degree in medical physics or related discipline (Ph.D. degree required for academic leadership role).
· Certified in therapeutic medical physics from American Board of Radiology (ABR) or equivalent certification from Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM) or American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP).
· Ten years of work experience as a Medical Physicist in a full-service radiation therapy center. 5 of which must be after receiving board certification in therapeutic medical physics, delivering technology implementation and program development projects to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and patient care and including 3 years of leadership experience OR leading teams in a technical field.
Preferred:
· Leadership experience in a multi-institutional setting
· Prior direct supervision of physicist and dosimetry team
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Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
