Medical Dosimetrist - FT, Days

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

About The Position

The Medical Dosimetrist assists in designing radiation treatment plans using computer software and/or manual computation to determine treatment techniques that deliver prescribed radiation doses. The role uses CT, MRI, PET, ultrasound, plane film, and fluoroscopy imaging to create and verify therapy portals, and performs patient-specific quality assurance under the direction of a physicist. The position creates treatment plans, interprets and delineates anatomy and positioning across imaging modalities, and supports fabrication or production of beam-modifying and immobilization devices. It supervises therapist staff in implementing treatment plans and documents and codes treatment-planning and quality-assurance work. The role may assist with brachytherapy procedures, perform quality-assurance procedures on treatment-planning systems and radiation oncology equipment, provide physics and technical support to the Medical Physicist, and teach applied medical dosimetry to students and residents as assigned. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of a formal Dosimetry program, or 15 years of Dosimetry experience in lieu of the formal program.
Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) certification is required, or candidates may agree to obtain CMD credentials within 18 months of hire.
Knowledge of office equipment, including fax and copier.
Proficient computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and data entry.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Two years of directly related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Create radiation therapy treatment plans using computer software and various imaging modalities.
Interpret and delineate anatomy and anatomical positioning on various imaging modalities.
Perform or assist in planning the fabrication of compensation filters, custom shields, wedges, and other beam-modifying devices.
Perform or assist in planning the production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices.
Supervise therapist staff in implementing treatment plans, including the use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangements, and other treatment variables.
Document treatment-planning and quality-assurance tasks.
Code technical treatment-planning and quality-assurance tasks.
Perform general computerized tasks, including word processing, spreadsheet use, file and directory management, and data backup.
May assist in intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy procedures and calculate dose distributions manually and/or by computer.
May perform quality-assurance procedures on treatment-planning systems, linear accelerators, and brachytherapy devices with minimal supervision.
Provide physics and technical support to the Medical Physicist in radiation protection, qualitative machine calibrations, and quality assurance of radiation oncology equipment.
Teach applied aspects of medical dosimetry to students and residents, as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned.