Medical Physicist
Advocate Aurora Health
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Up to 50% working from home allowed. Must live within normal commuting distance of office in Downers Grove, IL.
Job Description:
Provide physics services to the Radiation Oncology Department; prepare and deliver continuing education to radiation oncology staff as it relates to medical physics, equipment and radiation safety; perform acceptance testing and performance verification of x-ray equipment; coordinate the maintenance of instrumentation required for quality control, image quality and patient treatment measurements; design treatment beam modifiers as needed; calculate dose distributions and machine settings for patient treatments; calibrate radioactive sources and radiation producing equipment; perform linear accelerator quality assurance tests; evaluate and approve dosimetrists’ treatment plans for accuracy and appropriateness. Up to 50% working from home allowed. Must live within normal commuting distance of office.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in Physics or Medical Physics. 2 year residency in Therapeutic Medical Physics or 3 years clinical medical physics experience. Board eligible or certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics.
Prior experience must include any amount of experience with each of the following: Perform acceptance testing and performance verification of x-ray equipment; evaluate and approve dosimetrist treatment plans; calibrate radioactive sources; perform linear accelerator quality assurance tests.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
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