Medical Physicist Master Cert

Company: McLaren Health Care
Location: Lansing
Posted on: June 13, 2021

Job Description:

This position provided services to McLaren Greater Lansing and McLaren Central in Mount Pleasant. Incumbent will be expected to travel to either site based on the needs of the service line.

This position 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.

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

Consideration also provided for candidates in the process of obtaining certification or completing a residensy. No prior work experience required. Must obtain certification by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics within two years of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

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