North Cascade Cancer Center Hiring for Medical Physicist Job at Bellingham, WA Full Time

About us

North Cascade Cancer Center is a newly constructed, independently owned-and-operated clinic. We are interested in providing a unique, personalized, stress-free patient experience that makes standalone clinics standout in healthcare. We seek individuals with integrity, initiative, and character to join our team.

We are located in Bellingham, Washington, a beautiful area north of Seattle with incredible scenery, and a huge array of outdoor activities including some of the best skiing in the United States. Find yourself making a positive impact on the community while living a lifestyle as peaceful or adventurous as you’d like!

Job Description

The North Cascade Cancer Center is a newly constructed standalone clinic that will house a new TrueBeam linear accelerator, a Varisource HDR afterloader, and a GE Optima RT CT scanner. The site will be using ARIA R&V and is entirely paperless. NCCC is seeking a full-time physicist interested in instantiating a new program under their guidance. This clinic will be implementing IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, SBRT/SRS, and a brachy program. This position requires prior experience, and excellent clinical judgment and communication skills as the candidate will be a solo, on-site physicist. The candidate may also be asked at times to be the site’s primary point of contact for technical vendor communication. The physicist will be joined by a dosimetrist, and will have off-site physics support as needed.

Being a small center, we want to deliver an exceptional patient-centric experience staffed with unique individuals of initiative and integrity. The person best suited for the position will have the ability to work independently while openly and readily communicating with the rest of the clinical team. Building quality relationships with the staff is key to long-term success and creating a positive environment where both patients and staff are treated with kindness, compassion, and respect. The right candidate will feel comfortable taking initiative to troubleshoot technical issues as they arise, and, when necessary, working with field service to develop strategies to solve problems while assuring the clinic is apprised of the situation as necessary.

Primary responsibilities

• Developing and perpetuating the treatment protocols and QA program for the site’s equipment. Working closely with the clinical staff to deliver safe and effective treatments.
• Overseeing treatment programs to assure state compliance; these will include HDR, SBRT/SRS

• Strong written and verbal skills are a necessity. Candidate must possess experience and working knowledge of the operation of modern equipment utilized in radiation therapy.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Medical Physics or equivalent is required
• Full certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics by the ABR or ABMP.
• Must be eligible to be an authorized medical physicist as defined in WAC 246-240-072
• Familiarity with ARIA R&V and Eclipse Treatment Planning System
• Proficiency in the use of computers and programs such as Excel and MS Word
• Experience with linac-based SBRT/SRS and respiratory gating is favored
• Positive and communicative!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $140,000.00 – $200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: One location