Radiation Therapy Medical Physicist - Des Moines

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

• Location:
  
  Mercy One Richard Demming Cancer Center

• Monday through Friday schedule with flexible scheduling options available

• Join a well-established team of 3 Physicists, 5 Radiation Oncologists, 6.5 Dosimetrists, and 1 in-house IT/Service engineer.

• Work-life balance is prioritized, striving for 40‑hour work weeks

• For Board‑eligible applicants, a flexible schedule allows for ample study time and mentorship to pass boards on first attempt

• Newly renovated clinic with state‑of‑the‑art equipment

• Day One benefits

• 403B with employer match (up to 6.5%)

• The preferred candidate will have an MS or PhD, will have completed a therapy medical physics residency, and will be board certified or board eligible.

• C‑Arm Linacs: 4 Varian machines across 2 clinics (Downtown: True Beam and EXpv; Clive: iXand Trilogy), 1 Truebeam at a contracted facility in Creston, IA

• Specialty machines:
  Cyberknife and Elekta HDR (micros electron v2), Best Vascular Beta‑Cath

• CT Scanners:
  Siemens Go.Open Pro with direct4D (one at each location)

• Software:
  Mosaiq OIS, Eclipse TPS, Velocity, Precision (Accuray), Rad Machine, EZ Fluence, Clear Calc, Clear Check, SNC Patient, Daily
  
  QA3, SNC Dosimetry, PC electrometer, QAStereochecker, SNC Rapid Check, Mobius
  
  FX, RPM, and RGSC.

• Miscellaneous QA equipment: SNC 3D tank, IC Profiler, PC electrometer, Standard Imaging A12s ion chambers, QAStereochecker, Fluke electrometers, SNC Edge detectors, SNC
  125 chambers, Profiler2, Mapcheck2, CIRS motion phantom, MRI distortion phantom, SNC 1D tank.

• Mercy One Richard Deming Cancer Center – Comprehensive, multi‑disciplinary and patient centered care

• Radiation Oncology:
  Two locations equipped with five linear accelerators and the only Cyber Knife® in Iowa.

• Hematology Oncology with advanced Infusion center

• Advanced Surgical & Diagnostic Capabilities:
  Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Pulmonology with first site in Iowa to offer ION™ technology for robotic‑assisted lung biopsies.

• Weekly Multidisciplinary Lung Clinic for coordinated patient management.

• Comprehensive Support Services:
  Palliative Care, Integrative Oncology Services supported by Mercy One Des Moines Foundation.

• Accreditations:
  CoC, NAPBC, NAPRC, and ACR.

• Strategic Partnership with The Iowa Clinic to expand access to high‑quality cancer care in Central Iowa through Radiation Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Surgical Oncology including dedicated GYN Oncologist.

• Consistently ranked as a top, affordable, and safe place to live with a strong job market.

• Enjoy the Downtown Farmers’ Market (link), Pappajohn Sculpture Park and extensive trails.

• Bike‑friendly living with welcoming communities including family‑oriented neighborhoods.

• Suburban living options offer excellent schools and safe neighborhoods.

• Rich cultural scene with national touring Broadway musical, the Des Moines Metro Opera, live music and theater.

• One of the best minor league sports cities home to:
  Iowa Cubs (link), Iowa Wild (link), Iowa Wolves (link), Iowa Barnstormers, and a future USL soccer team.

• A place where culture, opportunity, education and work/life balance thrive—live without compromise (link).

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Provider Recruitment

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Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person‑centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran