Physicist/Non-Certified - Rush Copley Medical Center

POSITION PERFORMANCE PLAN:Physicist, Cancer Center

Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL is currently seeking a full-time medical physicist. The medical center has state-of-the-art technology. The radiation department is ACR, CoC and NAPBC accredited and committed to the highest standards of patient care. Rush Copley currently has 2 medical physicists and 2 dosimetrists. The satellite center, Cancer Center of Lisle is about 20 miles away and has a new TrueBeam machine installed on July 2024 and will treat patients starting Oct 2024. The hired physicist will primarily cover the Lisle clinic with support from the physicists at Rush Copley Cancer Center.

Copley Performance Areas/Behaviors

Patient/Family/Customer First

• Treats others with courtesy, respect, and caring touch in all interactions.
• Goes the extra mile to identify, fulfill, and exceed customer needs. Puts those needs first.
• Promotes patient rights, patient safety and ensures confidentiality and privacy at all times.
• Recognizes, respects, and effectively communicates with all cultures.

Promotes Teamwork and Partnerships

• Treats each employee as an equal and valued member of the team; works cooperatively with other employees to complete the work.
• Willingly flexes to meet the changing workload demands and priorities.
• Helps make Rush-Copley a great place to work by promoting positives and committing to resolve problems.
• Upholds RCMC Employee Behavior Standard in all interactions to improve teamwork and enhance patient satisfaction.
• Adheres to the Code of Conduct of RCMC in the performance of job duties and promotes the adherence of others as well.

Quality and Patient Safety

• Follows the National Patient Safety Goals.
• Is mindful and compliant with Red Rules.
• Prevents recognized safety hazards by using the Push the Button Campaign and proactively reporting near misses
• Maintains and supports a Just Culture by reporting errors.
• Identifies potential opportunities and participates collaboratively to make improvements.

TEAM RELATIONSHIPS Coached by: Director, Cancer Care

Technology at Copley:

• Varian TrueBeam
• Varian TrueBeam STx machine with Exactrac
• Bravos HDR Unit
• Philips Brilliance Big Bore CT Simulator
• ARIA R&V System and EPIC EMR
• Eclipse and Brachyvision for Treatment Planning
• IPLAN/Elements for Radiosurgery
• Radformation Clear Check and EZ Fluence Software
• Clear Calc for secondary MU Checks.
• Mobius 3D Patient QA Software.
• Sun Nuclear QA Equipment.
• SunCheck software for morning QA as well as TG142.
• Standard Imaging Pipspro Software for TG142

Technology at Lisle:

• Varian TrueBeam
• Shared scanner with Radiology.
• ARIA R&V System and EPIC EMR
• Eclipse for Treatment Planning
• Radformation Clear Check and EZ Fluence Software
• Sun Nuclear QA Equipment.

Job Duties Include:

• Clinical support of patient care, including support with patient simulations, planning, QA, and plan reviews
• Actively involved in dosimetry planning, which includes IMRT, RapidArc, HDR, SRS, SBRT and 3D planning
• Clinical support of brachytherapy procedures which includes simulations, treatment planning, dose verification, and being present for treatments
• Actively involved in HDR Brachytherapy planning mainly GYNE Brachytherapy.
• Maintenance of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual quality assurance procedures for hardware and software throughout the department
• Perform peer reviews as well as initial, weekly and final chart checks
• Involved in commissioning of new equipment and software
• Participate in chart rounds and quality improvement meetings
• Assist in updating and creating new policy and procedures for the department
• Involved in ACR re-accreditation process
• Consult with other physics, physician, dosimetry, and therapist staff in the implementation of new treatment protocols

Rush Copley and Lisle Cancer Center are both located in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, with easy access to downtown Chicago via car or Metra trains.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s Degree in Physics and certified or eligible for Board Certification.
• Membership in AAPM.

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