Yale-New Haven Health & Yale University School of Medicine
Application
Details
Posted: 10-Sep-24
Location: Derby, Connecticut
Type: Career Positions
Categories:
Medical Physics: Radiation Oncology
Certifications:
Therapeutic Radiology (TR)
Sector:
Hospital
Required Education:
Masters
Yale-New Haven Health is seeking a highly motivated individual for a clinical medical physicist position in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Griffin Hospital. The successful candidate must be board-certified or board-eligible, having graduated from a CAMPEP accredited medical physics residency program with working experience in a clinical environment. Experience in Eclipse, Mosaiq, and Eletka Linacs is strongly desired. The successful candidate will be based at our Griffin Hospital clinic in Derby, CT, but be part of a larger team of 25 medical physicists, 24 dosimetrists and 3 physics residents in providing a full range of clinical medical physics services to the Smilow Cancer Hospital and Smilow Care Centers with teaching and research opportunities at Yale University School of Medicine. Faculty appointment in the Yale University School of Medicine is available based on individual qualification.
Yale-New Haven Health is a part of the Yale Medical Center which is an academic center of excellence in the practice of medicine. Yale Cancer Center is the only NIH-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Connecticut. Extensive research efforts in radiation physics, radiation biology and clinical radiation oncology are ongoing. The Department of Therapeutic Radiology treats approximately 2500 new cancer patients each year: about 1200 in New Haven and 1300 in the department's satellite facilities in Greenwich, Trumbull, Derby, Guilford, Hamden, and Waterford. The greater department offers a full range of radiation therapy treatments including IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, TBI, TSET and other special procedures using modern linear accelerators with onboard kV-, MV-, and CBCT-imaging; Gamma Knife SRS using the latest ICON unit; biology-guided radiotherapy using the RefleXion PET-Linac, and a full suite of LDR and HDR brachytherapy. Major equipment includes: eleven linear accelerators, one RefleXion X1 PET-Linac, one Gamma Kinfe ICON, seven CT simulators, three HDR afterloaders, major treatment planning systems (cloud-hosted Eclipse and GammaPlan), Calypso image guidance systems, C-Rad/VisionRT surface imaging system, as well as Mosaiq and cloud-hosted ARIA oncology information management systems across the network of clinics. The department also offers fully accredited radiation oncology and medical physics residency programs in addition to other educational programs.
Yale-New Haven Health is an equal opportunity employer.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and a curriculum vitae with names and contact information of three references to Aline Nguyen, E-mail: aline.nguyen@ynhh.org. For any questions, please contact David J. Carlson, PhD, FASTRO, FAAPM, Professor, Vice Chair & Director of Medical Physics at david.j.carlson@yale.edu or 203.688.1707.
About Yale-New Haven Health & Yale University School of Medicine
Yale-New Haven Health (YNHH) is a non-profit, 1,541-bed teaching hospital that ranks among the premier medical centers in the nation. It provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary, family-focused care in more than 100 medical specialty areas. In conjunction with Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, YNHH is nationally recognized for its commitment to excellence in patient care, teaching and clinical research.
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