Radiation Therapy Medical Physicist - Des Moines

Company: Trinity Health
Location: Des Moines
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Description: * Location: MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center * Monday through Friday schedule with flexible scheduling options available * Join a well-established team of 3 Physicists, 5 Radiation Oncologists, 6.5 Dosimetrists, and 1 in-house IT/Service engineer. Opportunity Highlights * Work-life balance is prioritized, striving for 40-hour work weeks * For Board Eligible applicants, a flexible schedule allows for ample study time and mentorship to pass boards on first attempt * Newly renovated clinic with state-of-the-art equipment Compensation and Benefits: * Day One benefits * 403B with employer match (up to 6.5%) Qualifications * The preferred candidate will have an MS or PhD, will have completed a therapy medical physics residency, and will be board certified or board eligible. Equipment and Software: * C-Arm Linacs: 4 Varian machines across 2 clinics (Downtown: TrueBeam and EXpv; Clive: iX and Trilogy), 1 Truebeam at contracted facility in Creston, IA * Specialty machines: Cyberknife and Elekta HDR (microselectron v2), Best Vascular Beta-Cath * CT Scanners: Siemens Go.Open Pro with direct4D (one at each location) * Software: Mosaiq OIS, Eclipse TPS, Velocity, Precision (Accuray), RadMachine, EZ Fluence, ClearCalc, ClearCheck, SNC Patient, DailyQA3, SNC Dosimetry, PC electrometer, QAStereochecker, SNC RapidCheck, MobiusFX, RPM and RGSC. * Miscellaneous QA equipment: SNC 3D tank, IC Profiler, PC electrometer, Standard Imaging A12s ion chambers, QA Stereochecker, Fluke electrometers, SNC Edge detectors, SNC 125 chambers, Profiler2, Mapcheck2, CIRS motion phantom, MRI distortion phantom, SNC 1D tank. MercyOne Des Moines is home to: * MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center - Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary and patient centered care * Radiation Oncology: Two locations equipped with five linear accelerators and the only CyberKnife in Iowa. * Hematology Oncology with advanced Infusion center * Advanced Surgical & Diagnostic Capabilities: Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Pulmonology with first site in Iowa to offer ION technology for robotic-assisted lung biopsies. * Weekly Multidisciplinary Lung Clinic for coordinated patient management. * Comprehensive Support Services: Palliative Care, Integrative Oncology Services supported by MercyOne Des Moines Foundation. * Accreditations: CoC, NAPBC, NAPRC, and ACR. * Strategic Partnership with The Iowa Clinic to expand access to high-quality cancer care in Central Iowa through Radiation Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Surgical Oncology including dedicated GYN Oncologist. Why Des Moines? * Consistently ranked as a top, affordable, and safe place to live with a strong job market. * Enjoy the Downtown Farmers Market, Pappajohn Sculpture Park and extensive trails. * Bike-friendly living with welcoming communities including family?oriented neighborhoods. * Suburban living options offer excellent schools and safe neighborhoods. * Rich cultural scene with national touring Broadway musicals, the Des Moines Metro Opera, live music and theater. * One of the best minor league sports cities home to: Iowa Cubs, Iowa Wild, Iowa Wolves, Iowa Barnstormers, and a future USL soccer team. * A place where culture, opportunity, education and work/life balance thrivelive without compromise. To Learn More Contact: Cory Pulido Provider Recruitment MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is a Level II Trauma center that has been faithfully serving the community since 1893. We operate 4 not for profit Catholic Medical Centers and two specialty Hospitals with a total of 875 beds. And we are ONE of many here in Iowa. Our parent organization, MercyOne Iowa has 420 care locations including 18 owned Hospitals and 25 affiliated Medical Centers meeting the needs of Iowans across the state. For the second consecutive year MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has been named to the Beckers Healthcare list of 100 great hospitals in America. Once again MercyOne is one of only two hospitals in Iowa to make this prestigious list. Greater Des Moines is consistently ranked nationally among the best places to live with low cost of living and strong job market. Spend Saturdays at the nationally renowned Downtown Farmers‘ Market and afternoons strolling in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Bike to the job you love and come home to the community of friends and family. Enjoy abundant trails for walking, running and biking. Surrounding suburbs are known for top-notch schools, clean and safe neighborhoods. Cultural events, music and art festivals, the Iowa State Fair and Iowa Cubs games at Principal Park are just a few attractions Des Moines has to offer. This is a place where culture flourishes and opportunities can grow, where a work/life balance can be achieved, where education is unmatched and award-winning arts and entertainment is always just around the corner. Live life without compromise. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 133,000 colleagues and more than 38,900 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 92 hospitals, 101 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country as well as many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2025, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $2.9 billion in its communities in the form of charity care, community benefit and other programs and services. Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve. At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. 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