Dosimetrist 39291

Job Description

The Medical Dosimetrist position plans, measures and generates radiation dose distributions and radiation dose calculations.

At least one of the following conditions shall be met.

• Certification in Medical Dosimetry by the Medical Dosimetry Certification Board; ARRT registration preferred.
• Graduate of a Medical Dosimetry program and who is eligible for MDCB certification. The dosimetrist shall seek and get MDCB certification at the earliest opportunity.

Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm.

No weekends, evenings or holidays.

Work/life balance schedules.

This position is eligible to work from home, coming into the office as needed after 1 year with us or sooner for an experienced dosimetrist.

• Full-time employees are eligible for health, dental and vision benefits.
• Company holidays and a flexible holiday.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Package.
• Additional accrual increase after 1 year of service with us.
• 401K.
• Scrub Allotments.
• Yearly Bonus Program.

The CARES model reflects the principles that guide our day-to-day behaviors; our decisions, our actions, and our relationships with each other and with the patients and families we serve. All DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following.

• COMPASSION: we show compassion for others.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: we hold ourselves accountable for our actions.
• RESPECT: we show respect for others.
• EXCELLENCE: we strive for excellence in all that we do.
• SERVICE: we provide outstanding service to our patients, team members and community.

Additionally, as DPN is a service-oriented organization, all DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following when interacting with patients, employees and other customers.

• Smile, make eye contact and greet with energy.
• Restate what you are hearing. Listen patiently and compassionately to complaints. Our patients and families are likely going through a difficult time. Irritability on their part is not about you.
• Give full attention. Turn away from the computer screen and face the person you are conversing with.
• Explain any potential delays in service and provide frequent updates.
• Empathize (feel empathy for someone).

• Performs dose calculations needed for patient’s radiation therapy, verifies the mathematical accuracy of all calculations, oversees proper charting by staff technologist, follows up on deficiencies.
• Plans a treatment technique based on the dose prescription from the Radiation Oncologist that will deliver prescribed radiation dose to define tumor volume.
• Develops optimal arrangement of radiation portals and exposures to spare normal and radio sensitive tissues, while applying prescribed dose to the targeted disease volume.
• Handles national protocol treatment planning, develops and implements new simulation and treatment techniques.
• Participates in patient specific QA.
• Responsible for fusion and registration of imaging studies and contouring/segmentation of organs.
• Provides technical assistance in radiation protection, qualitative and quantitative machine calibrations and quality assurance of the radiation therapy equipment to the clinical physicist when requested.
• Performs complex simulations requiring custom immobilization devices, such as aquaplast masks and alpha cradles and special calculations such as gaps and table angles.
• Follow all health care privacy and safety rules and adheres to our Core Values.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience working with a Medical Practice Management system.
• Attendance and punctuality are essential requirements of this position to provide excellent customer service to both our internal and external stakeholders.