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.
Medical Physicist I
Position Summary: Provides Radiation Oncology Department with physics services to ensure a high level of radiation treatment quality and patient/staff safety. Participates in radiation equipment/software quality assurance program, treatment planning procedures, brachytherapy and special procedures, ensuring radiation equipment performance/maintenance, radiation safety and staff training.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Establishment of radiation beam characteristics for clinical usage.
- Radiation therapy equipment calibration and quality assurance.
- Assists in complicated simulation and patient setups.
- Treatment planning consultation with clinical and medical staff.
- Treatment planning (external beam, brachytherapy), dose calculation/check.
- Fabrication of treatment aids.
- Brachytherapy source storage, inventory, accountability, safety handling, ordering and procedure preparation.
- Record keeping and regulatory compliance.
- Assists with facility planning, shielding design and evaluation.
- Regulatory compliance, license renewal and amendment.
- Radiation safety and radiation protection for the cancer center, and staff training.
- Attends Radiation Safety Committee.
- Participates in department quality assurance and continuous quality improvement programs.
- Performs other duties as required or requested.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Master’s or Doctorate degree in Medical Physics from a CAMPEP accredited Medical Physics program.
- Passed Part I of the American Board of Radiology in certification examination in Therapeutic Medical Physics and eligible to take Part II of the test to obtain this certification
- Must obtain certification by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics within two years of employment.
- Two years of prior work experience as a Medical Physicist or Medical Physics Resident in a full-service radiation therapy center.
- Excellent computer skills with working knowledge of networks and interfaces.
- BLS within 90 days of hire
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.
