Medical Physicist-Casual

Location Address: 2800 10th Ave Receiving Dock Minneapolis, MN

Date Posted: October 13, 2025

Department:  AHCI Radiation Oncology Minneapolis ANW

Shift: Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length: Variable shift length

Hours Per Week: 0

Union

Contract:

Non-Union-NCT

Weekend Rotation: Occasional

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones.

We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.

• Casual Role
• Day/Evening/Night shifts (variable shift length)
• Occasional weekends

Provides medical physics services in the accordance with the highest standard of practice in planning, optimization, evaluation and delivery of radiation therapy. Responsible for ensuring the accurate and consistent performance of the equipment, treatment plans and dose calculations. Responsible for the safe and accurate administration of therapeutic radiation and acts as the departments primary resource for all medical radiation safety and regulatory requirements.

• Quality & Safety
  • Responsible for the design, implementation and compliance of the quality control program for all radiation producing equipment and radioactive materials in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations and accrediting bodies.
  • Implements and quality assures appropriate procedures for the planning and delivery of radiotherapy, including technical specifications/tolerances a well as the flow of procedures entailed in the process, including the supervision and QC review of treatment plans and dose calculations.
  • Performs daily clinical tasks pertaining to chart checks, plan checks, patient specific quality assurance, or other special procedures as needed.
  • Performs all weekly, monthly and annual Quality Assurance testing on all equipment.
  • Attends and participates in departmental or facility meetings such as but not limited to: CQI, huddles, & weekly new case conference.
• Treatment & Planning
  • Perform physics planning and delivery of all radioactive brachytherapy source procedures required in both radiation oncology and outside departments.
  • Produce computer plans to satisfy physician prescription or written directive.
  • May produce treatment plans using the health system's available modes and techniques.
• Collaboration
  • Works with the physics team in a peer team model, in which all physicists have proficiency and cover each other in all aspects.
  • Consults and collaborates with radiation oncology, dosimetry, radiation therapist, or department members on complex treatment cases.
  • Collaborate with Radiation Safety officer to achieve federal and state compliance associated with linear accelerators, x-ray producing devices and brachytherapy sources.
  • Participates in the collaboration with IS and vendors to troubleshoot and upgrade systems used in Radiation Oncology.
  • Provides leadership in technical, educational and radiation matters to the radiation oncology department.
• Innovation
  • Determine technical specifications for selection of new equipment and/or software, supervising the installation, and measuring performance parameters to ensure the accurate clinical implementation of new equipment/software.
  • Participates in the development and implementation of protocols or treatment procedures in conjunction with all medical staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master's degree in Medical Physics from a CAMPEP accredited Program or
• Doctoral/Ph.D. level advanced degree

• 2 to 5 years experience in clinical radiation oncology setting

• Must meet one of the following:
  American Board of Radiology Certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics upon hire required, and HDR Brachytherapy Authorized Medical Physicist must meet credentialing criteria within 12 months of hire
  American Board of Medical Physics in Medical Physics upon hire, and HDR Brachytherapy Authorized Medical Physicist must meet credentialing criteria within 12 months of hire

• Light Work:
• Lifting weight up to 20 lbs. occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently

Pay Range: $92.00 to $127.29 per hour. The pay described reflects the base hiring pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

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