Therapy Medical Physicist
Therapy Medical Physicist
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Community Health Network was created by our neighbors for our neighbors. Over 60 years later community is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible backed by stateoftheart technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all it means exceptional care simply delivered and we couldnt do it without you.
Community Health Network MD Anderson Center has an excellent opportunity available for a Medical Therapy Physicist at their Indianapolis Sites If you are looking for challenging work and meaningful advancement then you should consider a career with Community Health. Recently accredited by ASTROs APEx the Radiation Oncology department is further distinguished by Communitys partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center. Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center is a partnership between Community Health and MD Anderson Cancer Center one of the worlds largest and most respected cancer centers. The partnership formed in 2022 elevated a prior affiliation between the two. This new partnership represents a full clinical and operational integration of Communitys cancer services with MD Anderson across all five of Communitys sites of cancer care.
Make a Difference
The Medical Therapy Physicist provides therapeutic radiological physics services to the Oncology Service Line in accordance with the highest standards of practice and as required by regulatory agencies. The Community Health Network has robust HDR brachytherapy stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy programs. All sites employ Varian True Beam accelerators with ARIA/ECLIPSE record/verify and treatment planning systems as well as Elekta HDR equipment with Oncentra planning and Brain Lab SRS planning. You will join a highly experienced Radiation Therapy team of 8 physicists 8 physicians and 8 dosimetrists network wide.
Exceptional Skills and Qualifications
Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude toward problemsolving.
- Masters Degree: Master of Science in Medical Physics or related discipline (Required)
- Certifications/Licensures: (Certified in Radiation Oncology by the American Board of Radiology) (Required)
- 2 years: Consistent with American Board of Radiology Board eligibility (Required)
- Therapeutic Medical Physicist: Responsible for the safe and accurate delivery of therapeutic doses of radiation clinic using external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy. Participate in the development and ongoing verification of equipment specifications. Perform and participate in the development of procedures for the initial and continuing evaluation of all patients receiving therapeutic doses of radiation. Consult with practitioners and/or allied health personnel for treatment planning and dose delivery strategies to ensure accurate radiation dose delivery to patients. Address the balance between radiation doses and image quality for patients. Perform measurements to confirm regulatory and task group compliance of radiation producing and treatment planning equipment. Perform and document all aspects of brachytherapy including source calibration treatment planning and treatment delivery. Measure and characterize medical radiation from radiation therapy treatment brachytherapy and simulation equipment prior to clinical utilization. Perform acceptance testing evaluation and commissioning of equipment used for externalbeam therapy brachytherapy simulation treatmentplanning and radiation detection; acceptance testing and evaluation of their associated computer systems algorithms data and output. Approve radiation oncology technical procedures prior to clinical use. In conjunction with the medical practitioner participate in the development and evaluation of policies and procedures related to the appropriate therapeutic use of radiation. Review of radiation oncology dosimetry information noted in patient records. Participate in a comprehensive quality management program that monitors evaluates and optimizes radiation oncology processes. At the direction of the RSO participate in the comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in radiation oncology. Direct the radiation oncology physics program to include the technical direction of staff responsible for treatment planning machine maintenance and repair and other physics support staff. Provide consultation on patient or personnel radiation dose and associated risks. Provide radiation oncology physics and radiation dosimetry training for medical practitioners and other healthcare providers. Assess and evaluate shielding designed protect patients workers and the public from radiation produced from imaging or therapy equipment. Use imaging procedures as they pertain to the simulation treatment planning and treatment delivery in therapeutic radiologic procedures. Involved in informatics development and direction.
- Apply other medical applications of physics as appropriate safely carry out therapeutic radiologic procedures. Individuals may not perform all these duties or may perform additional related duties not listed here at the direction of the Chief Physicist. Individuals may not perform all these duties or may perform additional related duties not listed here.
Employment Type
Full-Time
