GENERAL SUMMARY

Department: Oncology- Van Elslander Cancer Center- Grosse Pointe Woods

Full time- 40 hours per week- Benefit eligible position

Develops and administers radiation therapy treatment plans under the direction of medical physicist and radiation oncologist.

Responsibilities:

• Designs a treatment plan to deliver a prescribed radiation dose and field to a defined tumor volume.

• Assists with or performs the application of specific methods of dosimetry, including intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy procedures.

• Assists with or performs the fabrication of beam modifying devices and immobilization devices.

• Provides technical support for radiation protection procedures and qualitative machine calibrations of equipment.

• Maintains radiation safety for self, co-workers and patients in accordance with NRC guidelines.

• Assist physicist in the design and implementation of research activities and performs special projects related to dosimetry.

  EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital

• Department: Gastrointestinal Cancer Clinic

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

  Additional Details

  This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.