Physicist

Hello humankindness Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix ArizonaSt. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy St. Josephs was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later St. Josephs remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care medical education and research. St. Josephs includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute Norton Thoracic Institute Cancer Center at St. Josephs Ivy Brain Tumor Center and St. Josephs Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics neuro-rehabilitation orthopedics and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Josephs among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition St. Josephs boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Josephs and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Childrens Hospital.St. Josephs is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizonas healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizonas Most Admired Companies.Look for us on Facebookand follow us on Twitter.For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.

SUMMARY - Barrow Neurological Institute (St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center) in Phoenix, AZ is currently seeking a Medical Physicist for full time employment. Preferred: ABR Certification and experience with SRS/SBRT, IMRT/VMAT, Eclipse, ARIA, TrueBeam, CyberKnife, Gamma Knife. 

   The candidate will be joining a culturally diverse team of 3-4 ABR certified physicists and 1-2 certified medical dosimetrist.  The physics/dosimetry team serve the Truebeam (with ExacTrac), Gamma-Knife, Cyberknife, and Zap-X Surgical facility of St Joseph’s Hospital and Barrow Neurological Institute located in the same campus. Truebeam SRS/SBRT cases are planned by physicists and/or dosimetrists, depending on individual comfort levels. Physicists plan and cover Gamma-Knife, CyberKnife, and Zap-Surgical cases. As part of Barrow Neurological Institute, we currently specialize in brain, spine and head and neck cases.

Facility and Equipment:

   We are equipped with a Varian Truebeam (with BrainLab ExacTrac Dynamic), Elekta Gamma Knife Icon, Accuray Cyberknife VSI with Precision TPS, Zap-X Surgical, Zeiss IntraBeam IORT (clinical trial) and Philips Big Bore CT. We also have several GE and Philips MRI units that are used for treatment planning. We utilize Eclipse, Precision and Leksell Gamma Plan for radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery planning, and ARIA as our record and verify system. Our QA equipment includes SRS MapCheck, ArcCheck, IC Profiler, DailyQA3, Blue Phantom 2 water tank and Mobius3D/FX.  A Flexitron HDR treatment unit and Oncentra are also in-house but are run by a sister physicist/dosimetrist team. We are looking forward to moving into our new BNI Radiation Oncology facility with brand new equipment at the end of 2024.

    Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's is proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality tertiary care, medical education and research.  It has the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute (ranked Top 20 in US) that utilizes GammaKnife, Cyberknife, and Zap-X Surgical. The department is a full scale Varian site. Routinely associated as one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies, we are always striving for the best dosimetrists and physicists and are willing to provide a competitive salary and compensation.  For more info about the hospital and BNI visit www.dignityhealth.org/stjosephs/.

   There are many wonderful things that the Phoenix lifestyle is known for. 300+ sunny days a year and exhilarating outdoor activities such as golfing, tennis, hiking and biking. It also offers many museums, galleries, unique restaurants, and shopping venues. Yet, with all it has to offer, Phoenix still manages to maintain an exceptionally reasonable cost of living.

To apply for the position, please go to https://www.dignityhealthcareers.org/careers/search-jobs  then search “physicist” under Dignity Health.

MINIMUM

Master's degree in radiation physics or related field

Two years of clinical medical physics experience

Must be board eligible for American Board of Radiology (ABR) Therapeutic Medical Physics Certificate or obtain certificate within 30 months of hire or transfer.