Position Description:
AMP is seeking a clinical medical physicist for the Department of Radiation Oncology at the John R. Marsh Cancer Center at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland. This physicist will join 1 additional clinical medical physicist and 2 dosimetrists. The physicist will play a significant role in management and performance of clinical physics duties.

Facility and Equipment:
The physics and dosimetrist team provide medical physics services at the John R. Marsh Cancer Center at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland. The department has two vaults, one of which is equipped with a new Truebeam unit. The second vault is currently equipped with a Trilogy linear accelerator, which is scheduled to be replaced in the near future with a second Truebeam unit. Additional technology includes VisionRT optical image-guidance, a Varian HDR unit, and a new Go Open Pro Siemens CT simulator with 4DCT capability. Treatment modalities include 3D-CRT, IMRT, VMAT, SRS, SBRT, and HDR. The RT planning system is Eclipse. The department’s R&V system is Aria.

Employer and Location:
Meritus Health employs more than 3,000 people, operates the only hospital in the county and is the largest health care provider in the region. Meritus Medical Center is a state of the art, acute care, private, non-profit medical center, serving the tri-state region, including Western Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania, and Eastern West Virginia.

Hagerstown is a family oriented, friendly community in scenic Western Maryland. Minutes from Civil War Battlefields (Antietam, Gettysburg, Monocacy and Harpers Ferry), C&O Canal (180 mile biking/walking trail), Potomac River, the Appalachian Trail and Whitetail Ski Resort. A wonderful symphony and art museum, excellent schools, and affordable housing are all part of the lifestyle amenities Hagerstown has to offer. If you crave urban adventure, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Md. and Harrisburg, Pa. are only an hour away. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are 3 hours away; NYC 5 hrs.