About Us
The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, 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, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.
Medical Physicist II
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:
1. Establishment of radiation beam characteristics for clinical usage.
2. Radiation therapy equipment calibration and quality assurance.
3. Assist in complicated simulation and patient setups.
4. Treatment planning consultation with clinical and medical staff.
5. Treatment planning (external beam, brachytherapy), dose calculation/check.
6. Fabrication of treatment aids.
7. Brachytherapy source storage, inventory, accountability, safety handling, ordering and procedure preparation.
8. Record keeping and regulatory compliance.
9. Assist with facility planning, shielding design and evaluation.
10. Regulatory compliance, license renewal and amendment.
11. Radiation safety and radiation protection for the cancer center, and staff training.
12. Attends Radiation Safety Committee.
13. Participates in department quality assurance and continuous quality improvement programs.
14. Performs other duties as required or requested.
Qualifications:
Required:
· Master’s degree in Medical Physics from a CAMPEP accredited Medical Physics program.
· Certification by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics.
· One (1) to five (5) years of work experience post certification.
· Excellent computer skills with working knowledge of networks and interfaces.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Extensive knowledge of Medical Physics with emphasis on the physics of radiation therapy.
- Must be able to perform most of the following procedures: Acceptance testing, commissioning of radiation treatment equipment, treatment planning software/algorithms; radiation equipment calibration and quality control; treatment planning, including 3D, IMRT, SRS and HDR; brachytherapy procedures, including high dose rate procedures; and radiation safety.
- Working knowledge of radiation treatment delivery systems, computer software/interfaces, and EMRs.
- Excellent computer skills required, with working knowledge of computer networks, interfaces, EMRs, and specialized radiation therapy software/hardware.
Position/Subsidiary Specific:
1. Supports the mission and vision of McLaren Port Huron through behaviors that reflect and integrate our values, as evidenced by observation, peer and customer feedback.
2. Participates in a minimum of 50% of department meetings; reads and initials minutes from meetings not attended, as evidenced by attendance log.
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.
