Medical Physicist- Radiation Therapy
Prime Healthcare
Overview
For more than 100 years, Saint Mary - Chicago has delivered specialty care and 24/7 emergency care to the city's near-northwest side. We provide advanced surgical care for serious and life-threatening injuries and illnesses. Our patient-centered, multilingual care teams listen to understand your health needs and deliver care that's right for you. Ascension Saint Mary - Chicago provides a full range of services, including primary care, cancer care, behavioral health, orthopedics and rehab, cardiology, imaging, midwifery and obstetrics, emergency services, surgery and more.
We are seeking a Full Time Medical Physicist to join our Radiation Therapy team at St Mary's!
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Responsibilities
+ Ensures the quality of care in the use of radiation-producing sources and equipment is responsible for the provision of safety for patients and staff from radiation.
+ Provides technical assistance in the development of treatment plans for patients undergoing radiation therapy; monitoring patients; maintain established policies, procedures, objectives, quality measurement and safety.
+ Performs radiation control work related to the investigation, surveillance, inspection and registration of radiation and x-ray producing machines.
+ Assumes the role of assistant of Radiation Safety Officer for Radiation Therapy and/or Diagnostic Departments.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
1. MS or PhD in Medical Physics or related discipline.
2. BLS (AHA) certification within 30 days of hire.
3. Knowledge of: basic theory and practice of physics; medical terminology relating to health/medical physics; common uses of radiation including hazards and preventative measures; radiation equipment.
4. Knowledge of federal laws and regulations relating to use of radioactive materials, radiation and x-ray producing machine.
5. Experience with Cyberknife/SRS preferred.
6. Required solid experience with Varian TrueBeam, HDR Varisource, Aria and Eclipse.
7. Required certification in radiologic medical physics by the American Board of Radiology - ABR.
Prime Healthcare offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $60.00 hour to $86.90 hour. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
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FacilitySaint Mary of Nazareth Hospital
LocationUS-IL-Chicago
ID2025-195617
CategoryClinical Tech
Position TypeFull Time
ShiftDays
Job TypeExempt
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