Medical Physicist

Radiation Oncology Physicist

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

$10,000 sign-on bonus

The Mount Carmel Health System is seeking a Medical Physicist to join our ACR accredited Radiation Oncology team consisting of 6 Radiation Oncologists, 4 Medical Physicists, 4 Medical Dosimetrists, and 16 Radiation Therapists across three campuses. The three campuses work independently, however the physics staff work together on special projects and assist each other as needed. Interested candidates must have a M.S. or Ph.D. in Medical Physics and American Board of Radiology (or equivalent) certification, or complete certification within 3 years of hire (based on A  timeline standards).

The Radiation Oncology Departments across the three main campuses (Mount Carmel Grove City, Mount Carmel East, and Mount Carmel St. Ann's) are equipped with 3 Varian True Beams as well as 1 Cyber Knife S7. Each department has a dedicated Canon Large Bore CT Simulator with Respiratory Gating functionality. Treatment planning software include Eclipse, Oncentra, Accuray Precision for Cyber Knife, MIM, and Velocity.

The Grove City campus is the home for the HDR program and utilizes an Elekta Flexitron afterloader. Mount Carmel Health System has a single ARIA Record and Verify database environment, which facilitates cross coverage. Other equipment and procedures offered in our system include 3D, IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, Hyper

ARC, 4

DCT, DIBH, OSMS, and HDR.

Maintaining and executing the Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance program, ensuring compliance with all radiation safety policies, guidelines and regulations; providing quality control checks and oversight of treatment plans to assure accurate treatment delivery including patient specific QC; assisting with acquisition and evaluation of new equipment; development and implementation of new treatment techniques; participation in Clinical Trials; consulting with Radiation Oncologists, Dosimetrists, and Therapists to ensure safe and effective treatment of patients.

• Education:
  
  Masters of Science in Medical Physics
• Licensure / Certification: A  board certified medical physicist preferred
• Experience in effective communication skills
• Understanding of radiation oncology and physics to derive computerized plans and communicate to Oncology and Therapy teams
• Perform quality assurance and upgrades data tables on the treatment planning computer
• Working knowledge of radiation safety and current rules and regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and State Regulations
• Ability to perform quality assurance and acceptance testing using scanning equipment on the radiation therapy treatment units
• Decision making ability with results oriented focus; strong initiative and leadership to move the service line forward
• Proven ability to work with others in a team building, multidisciplinary environment
• Ability to travel to multiple work and/or business sites
• Collaborative skill with physicians to develop programs and resolve problems

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.
• Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
• Generous paid time off programs.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Tuition/professional development reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).
• Discounted tuition and enrollment opportunities at the Mount Carmel College of Nursing.
• Employee Referral Rewards program.
• Mount Carmel offers Daily Pay—if you’re hired as an eligible colleague, you’ll be able to see how much you’ve made every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve to get paid every day!
• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.

Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over 1.3 million patients each year at our four hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty…