Title: Travel Medical Physicist
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Duration: 13 weeks (Highest Possible Extension)
Schedule: Typically, M-F 8:00 am-4:30 pm, but will flex based on patient census, treatment requirements
Shift length: 8 hours
Weekend rotation: Not likely, only if severe machine issue/repair needed
On call: N/A
ABR Certification Required
STIPEND AVAILABLE FOR THE TRAVELLERS ABOVE 50 MILES
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Primarily and professionally engaged in the evaluation, delivery, and optimization of therapeutic applications of ionizing radiation, and the equipment associated with their production, use and measurement. Role involves clinical and educational components.
- Performs radiation safety duties as required for regulatory compliance and safe use of ionizing radiation.
- Performs and oversees calibrations, quality assurance monitoring, acceptance testing and commissioning for all radiation oncology simulation, planning, and treatment equipment.
- Oversees the maintenance and repairs of simulation and radiation treatment units.
- Responsible for releasing these machines for sale, clinical use following service.
- Reviews treatment plan calculations and data input into record and verifies system for accuracy, as performed by physics and technical employees.
- Performs and oversees external beam and brachytherapy treatment plans.
- Works closely with the radiation oncologists and dosimetrists providing consultation on treatment techniques for the optimization of radiation dose distribution in patients.
- Evaluates and/or implements new programs and treatment techniques for radiation oncology.
Equipment/Software used:
- Varian Truebeam linear accelerators
- Aria R&V
- Eclipse TPS
- RadCalc secondary QA program
- BrachyVision HDR treatment planning
- Sun Nuclear ArcCHECK, MapCHECK 2
- SrsMAPCHECK, IC Profiler
- SNC Patient/Machine for patient and daily, monthly, annual QA.
EDUCATION:
M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics or a closely related field required.
EXPERIENCE
ABR Certified. At a minimum, 3 years clinical experience post-certification and designation as an Authorized