Dosimetrist

Overview

It may sound cliché, but it is true. A career taking care of cancer patients is a calling for most all of us. It’s much more than a job. Each of us has a unique story that brought us to Compass Oncology, but those stories usually share common themes of care, compassion, and commitment. No matter the role each Compass team member serves in, the goal is the same: to provide the best care possible for each and every one of our patients.

Compass Oncology, the Pacific Northwest's largest privately owned cancer care group, is dedicated to providing exceptional, patient-centered cancer treatment and support services. Our Vancouver Cancer Center is home to a highly skilled Radiation Oncology team committed to delivering the highest quality care through advanced technology, clinical excellence, and compassionate service. The Dosimetrist plays a critical role in the radiation oncology team, collaborating closely with Radiation Oncologists and Medical Physicists to develop, optimize, and evaluate high-quality radiation treatment plans.

Using advanced treatment planning systems, patient imaging, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, this position designs precise treatment plans that maximize dose delivery to targeted tumor regions while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissues and critical structures. The Dosimetrist ensures accurate plan calculations, supports safe and effective patient care, and maintains compliance with established clinical standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies, including the US Oncology Compliance Program, Code of Ethics, and Business Standards.

Employment Type:

Full-Time, 40 Hours M-F

Location:

Vancouver, WA (Vancouver Cancer Center)

Salary Range: $ - $

* Final offer amounts are determined by a review of the candidate’s applicable experience and qualifications, as well as internal employee equity considerations.

In collaboration with the radiation oncologist and medical physicist, use critical thinking and problem solving skills to develop, generate, and evaluate treatment plans using computer software and manual calculations based on prescribed target region and avoidance dose criteria. The dosimetrist may use a wide variety of patient imaging modalities registered to the planning images; which assists in the identification of physician delineated target structures and critical structures to be avoided.

Support and adhere to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.

• Generate radiation therapy treatment plans using computer software and various imaging modalities; demonstrating strong attention to detail.
• Identify and delineates anatomy and anatomical positioning on various imaging modalities.
• Identify the need to create compensation filters, custom shields, and other beam modifying devices.
• Perform patient specific quality assurance activities under the direction of the medical physicist.
• Complete treatment plans accurately and in a timely manner based on complexity.
• Adapt to the ever-changing technology and be open to learning new systems and techniques.
• Perform or assist in the planning of the production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices while assisting and/or consulting during treatment simulations as necessary in accordance with state laws.
• Effectively communicate plan details with physicians and staff; able to offer alternative solutions.
• Consults and communicates to the therapist staff regarding the implementation of the treatment plan including: the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangement, and other treatment variables.
• Documents treatment planning and quality assurance tasks accurately.
• Tran…