Exciting Radiation-Oncology Opening Near Chicago

Mercyhealth , an award-winning, fully integrated health system in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, equidistant between Chicago OHare and Milwaukee International airports seeks a BE / BC Radiation Oncologist.

Requirements Needed :

• Wisconsin licensure
• Board certification or truly board-eligible

Compensation Offered

Our Radiation Oncology team carefully coordinates the therapy that is administered to the patient, assuring quality care. Ongoing communication is maintained with each patients primary care physician and referring specialty physician to ensure continuity of care. Additional specialty services, such as medical genetics, are engaged as appropriate.

The Mercyhealth team members include a Radiation Oncologist, a Medical Physicist, Medical Dosimetrists, and Radiation Therapists. Other members of the team provide support services and include a Registered Nurse, Social Workers, Patient Financial Counselors, Dietitians, Rumor Registrars, and a Receptionist.

Mercyhealth  Radiation Oncology is equipped with a Philips BigBore CT scanner and two beam-matched Elekta Versa HD linear accelerators which were installed in 2018 and 2020. Both linear accelerators are capable of delivering a wide range of treatments, including three-dimensional external beam radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT and VMAT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). One of the accelerators is further enhanced with VisionRT, an advanced motion management system that uses real-time optical guidance to ensure the highest precision in treatment delivery. The department utilizes RayStation for comprehensive treatment planning, Mosaiq for its record and verification (R&V) system, and Epic as the integrated electronic medical record (EMR) system, ensuring seamless coordination and efficient patient care.

Janesville is a mid-sized city offering a safe, family-oriented community with excellent schools and abundant recreational opportunities. Janesville lies just 12 miles north of the Illinois border, 35 miles southeast of Madison, and 110 miles northwest of Chicago and is on the Interstate I-90 corridor providing easy access to metro areas and international airports. Janesville is Wisconsin's Park Place, with over 2,500 acres of beautiful parkland and twenty acres of breathtaking botanical gardens. Twenty percent of Wisconsins buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places are in Janesville. The community offers live theater, an award-winning water-ski show team, and unique shopping and dining.

Mercyhealth is a regional health system with over 900 employed physician partners, seven hospitals, and 85 primary and specialty care locations throughout 50 northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin communities. We are committed to being a top integrated healthcare provider and continuously work to make life better for the people, families, and communities we serve.

As an integrated healthcare provider, we provide exceptional, coordinated healthcare that spans four core service divisions : hospital-based services, clinic-based services, post-acute care and retail services, and a wholly owned insurance company. These four core service divisions make up our comprehensive, vertically integrated delivery system, and integrated delivery is what makes Mercyhealth unique in serving the full range of healthcare needs for our patients.