Certified Medical Dosimetrist

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer. Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines. Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care. Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve. Job Description: SCOPE: Under the direction of the Medical Radiation Physicist, and following the dose prescription specified by the Radiation Oncologist, plans and calculates a radiation treatment plan for each patient presented utilizing CT-Simulation, PET, MRI, and portal images. The treatment plan created results in the delivery of the prescribed dose of radiation to a defined tumor volume for both external beam and brachytherapy procedure (if applicable).

Requirements

Graduate of hospital or college affiliated medical Dosimetry school.
CMD required
Experience in computer software related to radiation therapy
must have working knowledge of radiation safety
must be able to read and interpret CT scans, radiographs, computer printouts and other diagnostic tools
must be able to physically enter data into a radiation therapy treatment planning computer
must be able to visually distinguish different anatomical structures, tissue densities, and isodose lines on a computer screen
must have the mental ability to accurately manipulate equations related to the delivery of radiation therapy treatments.