Summary

The Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Flint is looking to hire a Lead Physicist for our photon clinics in Flint, Lapeer, and Owosso. This role is for an experienced physicist with successful experience in leading projects and/or teams. The Karmanos team has a history of commitment to advancing patient care through implementation of advanced treatment technologies as well as active participation in clinical trials. If you are passionate about growing a multi-site program and the people you lead please consider applying for this exciting opportunity!

The Team

The successful candidate will lead a team of 3 physicists, 2 physics residents, and 6 dosimetrists (shared between photon and proton) in providing care for cancer patients across a main center and two satellite centers in the Karmanos network. The sites are supported by a physician team of 5 who provide coverage for the three centers including proton therapy. The proton therapy center is supported by a team of 4 physicists and 2 physics assistants.

Technologies

The main center in Flint has two Varian TrueBeams, two Phillips BigBore CT Simulators, and a GammaMed Plus HDR unit (soon to be replaced with a Varian Bravos unit).  One satellite centers has new TrueBeam with a project underway to upgrade the LINAC in the second satellite to a TrueBeam. We offer a broad range of treatments to our patients including SRS/SBRT, respiratory gating, and brachytherapy.

All centers utilize Eclipse treatment planning and Aria record and verify on a common system that is shared with the other Karmanos network sites.

The main site also provides proton therapy through the McLaren Proton Therapy System that has two half gantries, integrated CBCT for image guidance, and a synchrotron-based delivery system.

Essential Responsibilities

• Establishes radiation beam characteristics for clinical usage
• Trains and guides physicists and dosimetrists.
• Responsible for facility planning, shielding design and evaluation.
• Responsible for radiation safety and radiation protection guidance for the cancer center, and staff training
• Oversees system technology implementation, quality improvement, treatment planning, radiation safety, and program development projects. Responsible for implementation and maintenance of one or more systemwide radiation oncology modalities/products.
• Supervises physicists and dosimetrists; contributes to performance evaluations and annual assessments.
• Engages directly with leadership in program development and growth projects.
• Collaborates in network physics initiatives

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD degree in medical physics or related discipline.
• Certified in therapeutic medical physics from American Board of Radiology (ABR) or equivalent certification from Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM) or American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP).
• Seven years of work experience in a full-service radiation therapy center after receiving board certification in therapeutic medical physics, including two years of leadership experience OR leading teams in a technical field.

About McLaren Flint Karmanos Cancer Institute

McLaren Flint is a nonprofit, 378 bed tertiary teaching hospital located in Flint, Michigan. McLaren is affiliated with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine's medical residency programs, including family medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, orthopedic surgery and radiology.

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