Radiation Physicist

Join to apply for the Radiation Physicist role at OSF HealthCare

Total Rewards "Your life - our Mission" OSF HealthCare is dedicated to provide Mission Partners with a comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package that includes benefits, compensation, recognition and well-being offerings that focus on the whole person and engage with their current stage of life and career.

Minimum pay for this position is $78.92 / hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. This is a Salaried position.

Overview SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE! $7,500 Additional $7,500 bonus after 2 years of employment

POSITION SUMMARY : OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology, located in Peoria, Illinois, is seeking a Medical Physicist to join our team in support of our growing cancer therapy program. OSF Healthcare offers numerous radiotherapy modalities including advanced linear accelerator treatment techniques using Varian's TrueBeam platform (VMAT / SBRT / SRS / HyperArc / RGM / SGRT), multi-vault HDR Bravos Brachytherapy with en-suite imaging, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (soon to be upgrade to Esprit), Proton Beam therapy using Varian's ProBeam 360, Theranostics and Y-90 Therapy (both supported by NM).

The successful candidate will join a team of eight medical physicists, eight dosimetrists, 14 radiation oncologists, and other supporting staff. Responsibilities will include providing physics services for proton beam therapy (individuals will receive training and education), X-Ray and electron beam therapy, HDR brachytherapy, simulation imaging, optical surface monitoring, respiratory motion management, treatment planning, commissioning and acceptance, and routine quality assurance.

The Radiation Physicist is responsible for performing all aspects of quality assurance in radiation therapy in order to ensure accurate, safe delivery of radiation therapy treatments and maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Education : Master's degree in Medical Physics
• Experience : 1 year of work experience in Radiation Oncology clinical procedures, including 3-D conformal planning, IMRT, machine QA, and calibration of radiation therapy / radiologic equipment.
• Analytic skill necessary to solve technical problems related to equipment failure, quality assurance processes, radiation dose administration, contamination, and the like.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide effective patient care to adult and geriatric patient population
• Licensure / Certifications : Certified by the American Board of Radiology Therapeutic Physics or the American Board of Medical Physics or successful completion of certification within one year of eligibility

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

J-18808-Ljbffr