Medical Physicist-40 hours per week- Monday-Friday @ VanElslander Cancer Center- Rochester Hills
Department: Radiation Oncology
GENERAL SUMMARY
- Ensure the quality of care in the use of radiation-producing sources and imaging equipment, while protecting patients and staff from radiation.
- Perform required calibrations on equipment.
- Recommend and justify new equipment and products for the department.
- Conduct equipment performance reviews as needed and implement quality control procedures for imaging devices.
- Recommend radiation safety procedures to areas using radiation.
- Educate staff in radiation safety practices.
- Support all physics aspects of patient treatment including consultation with radiation oncologists, calculation of radiation doses, design and fabrication of treatment aids and assurance of the accuracy of all treatment parameters.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Medical Physicist obtained within 36 Months (3 years) of hire date or job transfer date required.
- Master's Degree or Ph D in Medical Physics or related degree.
- Experience in Brachytherapy, HDR and prostate seed implants.
- Experience working with Eclipse Treatment Planning Systems.
- Experience working with ARIA EMR.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and compliance with standards set forth by JCAHO, IDH and the NRC.
- Willingness to perform as "hands-on" medical physicist with some patient contact responsibilities.
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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