Medical Physicist
Job ID:
R117212
Shift:
1st
Full/Part Time:
Full_time
Location:
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital – 3815 Highland Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Up to 50% working from home allowed. Must live within normal commuting distance of office in Downers Grove, IL.
Job Description:
Provide physics services to the Radiation Oncology Department; prepare and deliver continuing education to radiation oncology staff as it relates to medical physics, equipment and radiation safety; perform acceptance testing and performance verification of x-ray equipment; coordinate the maintenance of instrumentation required for quality control, image quality and patient treatment measurements; design treatment beam modifiers as needed; calculate dose distributions and machine settings for patient treatments; calibrate radioactive sources and radiation producing equipment; perform linear accelerator quality assurance tests; evaluate and approve dosimetrists’ treatment plans for accuracy and appropriateness. Up to 50% working from home allowed. Must live within normal commuting distance of office.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in Physics or Medical Physics. 2 year residency in Therapeutic Medical Physics or 3 years clinical medical physics experience. Board eligible or certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics.
Prior experience must include any amount of experience with each of the following: Perform acceptance testing and performance verification of x-ray equipment; evaluate and approve dosimetrist treatment plans; calibrate radioactive sources; perform linear accelerator quality assurance tests.
Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. One of the state’s largest private employers, the system serves patients across 11 hospital locations, including two children’s campuses, and more than 250 sites of care. Advocate Health Care, in addition to Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now a part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
