Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center has an excellent opportunity available for a Medical Therapy Physicist at their Indianapolis sites. If you are looking for challenging work and meaningful advancement, then you should consider a career with Community.
Recently accredited by ASTRO's APEx, the Radiation Oncology department is further distinguished by Community’s partnership with the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center is a partnership between Community Health Network and MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world’s largest and most respected cancer centers. The partnership formed in 2022 elevated a prior affiliation between Community and MD Anderson Cancer Network®, a program of MD Anderson. This new partnership represents a full clinical and operational integration of Community’s cancer services with MD Anderson across all five of Community’s sites of cancer care.
Community MD Anderson is one of a select few partners with MD Anderson, a global leader in cancer care, and the only partner in Indiana.
Where You Fit In
The Medical Therapy Physicist provides therapeutic radiological physics services to the Oncology Service Line in accordance with the highest standards of practice and as required by regulatory agencies. The Community Health Network has robust HDR brachytherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy programs. All sites employ Varian True Beam accelerators with ARIA/ECLIPSE record/verify and treatment planning systems as well as Elekta HDR equipment with Oncentra planning and BrainLab SRS planning. You will join a highly experienced Radiation Therapy team of 8 physicists, 8 physicians and 8 dosimetrists, network wide.
Your Exceptional Skills
Calibration and commissioning of linear accelerators and other radiation sources
Clinical dosimetry of external beam and implant sources
Clinical physics administration
Patient set up and computer treatment planning proficiency
Quality assurance of equipment and treatment plans
Your Exceptional Qualifications
Experience Consistent with American Board of Radiology Board eligibility (Required)
Education:
Master's Degree : Master of Science in Medical Physics or related discipline required. (Required)
Certifications:
American Board of Radiology, Therapeutic Radiological Physics certification (Preferred)
American Board of Radiology, Therapeutic Radiological Physics Board eligibility(Required, if not certified)
Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), approved Therapy Physicist (Required, may be obtained post employment)
Your Life with Community
The applicant hired into this position will be directly employed by Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center. Community Health Network offers competitive salaries, based on annually adjusted market surveys, with an excellent benefits package including health insurance, life insurance, retirement planning and multiple optional offerings for employees. You will have the opportunity to grow your career thanks to scholarships and tuition reimbursement from the Community Health Network Foundation, and receive recognition for your achievements.
At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication and collaboration. Caregivers play a vital role in our mission as they fulfill our PRIIDE values: Patients First. Relationships. Integrity. Inclusion. Diversity. Excellence.
Community is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, ensuring caregivers feel welcomed, comfortable and respected in our environment at all times. We value different perspectives by actively seeking a diverse workforce that is inclusive and equitable to all.
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