Certified Medical Dosimetrist
Certified Medical Dosimetrist
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Job Description
When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.
Under the general supervision of the Director of Radiation Therapy Physics performs duties involved with treatment planning customized treatment aids and devices brachytherapy treatments quality assurance and minor equipment / machine maintenance. Takes patient measurements and contours utilizes computers to perform calculations and generate treatment plans. Performs extensive mathematical calculations. Responsible for maintaining supplies related to duties.Job Description:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:
- Assists therapists with patient simulations and patient immobilization under the direction of the radiation oncologist and radiation physicist to ensure that radiation treatment setups are accurate and reproducible.
- Develops computerized treatment plans and calculates doses for conformal IMRT stereotactic and forward planned patients.
- Has knowledge of tissue tolerances and dosing guidelines per standard guidelines for the department and physician.
- Knowledge of record and verify system and able to utilize the system for supporting documentation of dosimetry planning scheduling patient alerts and charge capture
- Has ability to import and associate all treatment plans and treatment fields to appropriate diagnosis and prescription in patient record and verify system for treatment delivery
- Communicates necessary information concerning patient setup treatment plan and treatment to physicians and therapists.
- Generates patient charges for services rendered to the patient.
- Maintains supplies used in treatment planning. Ordering cutout through 3rd party vendor and monitoring the shipping process. QA the cutout upon arrival under the supervision or guidelines of the physicist.
- Incorporates Lahey Clinic Guiding Principles Mission Statement and Goals into daily activities.
- Complies with all Lahey Clinic Policies.
- Complies with behavioral expectations of the department and Lahey Clinic.
- Maintains courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients.
- Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
- Participates in and successfully completes Mandatory Education.
- Participates in radiation dosimetry related education and research activities
- Performs all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:Bachelor of Science degree with 1 year of relevant clinical experience or the equivalent in education and experience required. Graduate of an approved school of dosimetry preferred.
Licensure Certification Registration: MDCB Certified Medical Dosimetrist preferred. Otherwise certification expected within 2 years of employment.
Skills Knowledge & Abilities:
- Strong background in science mathematics or engineering with collegelevel courses in anatomy & physiology clinical oncology atomic & nuclear physics diagnostic physics radiation therapy physics calculus and analytic geometry linear algebra and vector analysis.
- Must possess the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of other health care providers.
- Must be proactively caring for the patients clinical needs detail oriented and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
As a health care organization we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Employment Type
Full-Time
