HCA Healthcare

Dosimetrist

HCA Healthcare • $80K — $95K *
Charleston, SC 29412In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
2 days ago
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) or certification eligible required
  • Preferred three years of experience as a Medical Dosimetrist
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support certification required

Responsibilities

  • Design treatment plans using computer and manual computations in collaboration with Radiation Oncologists.
  • Coordinate treatment simulations and tumor localization using imaging devices (CT, MRI, PET).
  • Supervise the planning of custom compensators, shields, and treatment delivery devices.
  • Assist in creating immobilization devices like moulds and casts for patient treatment.
  • Supervise therapist staff to ensure the correct implementation of treatment plans.
  • Perform calculations to accurately deliver prescribed radiation doses and verify mathematical accuracy.
  • Provide support in radiation protection, machine calibrations, and quality assurance of oncology equipment.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health benefits
  • Free counseling and wellbeing support services
  • Paid time off, family leave, and short- and long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) plan with significant company match options and financial wellbeing counseling
  • Tuition and student loan assistance along with certification support
  • Additional benefits including adoption assistance and legal counseling services
Full Job Description
Job Summary and Qualifications

Under general supervision, the Medical Dosimetrist provides dosimetry support for the radiation oncology department in accordance with established policies and procedures of the Trident Health System. The job will also include participation in morning meetings, weekly chart review, participation in process improvements and other responsibilities as required by management. Job may include direct supervision of students at the discretion of the area supervisor. Employee must have the same licensure or have completed the same training to satisfy the requirements of the discipline of the student. Direct supervision means the primary caregiver is readily available to the student throughout the shift. In collaboration with the physicians, director, physicist, radiation therapist and patients he/she performs the following tasks:

  1. Designs treatment plans by means of computer and/or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed radiation dose and field placement technique in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription to a defined tumor volume. Consider dose-limiting structures in the design of treatment plans and document dose in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription.
  2. Coordinate treatment simulations and tumor localization on dedicated devices, including CT, MRI, and PET when indicated, for radiation oncology treatment planning.
  3. Supervise, perform, or assist in the planning of the fabrication of compensation filters, custom shields, wedges, and other beam modifying devices.
  4. Supervise, perform, or assist in the planning of the production of moulds, casts, and other immobilization devices.
  5. Supervise the therapist staff in the implementation of the treatment plan including: the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangement, and other treatment variables.
  6. Perform calculations for the accurate delivery of the Radiation Oncologist's prescribed dose, document all pertinent information in the patient record, and verify the mathematical accuracy of all calculations using a system established by the Medical Physicist.
  7. Provide physics and technical support to the Medical Physicist, in radiation protection, qualitative machine calibrations, and quality assurance of the radiation oncology equipment.
  8. Supervise, perform, or assist in the application of specific methods of dosimetry including ion chamber, TLD, or film measurement as directed by the Medical Physicist.
  9. Assist in intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy procedures and in the subsequent manual and/or computer calculation of the dose distributions of these treatments.
  10. Participate in clinical research for the development and implementation of new techniques.
  11. Participate in continuing education in the area of current treatment planning techniques, and advances in medical dosimetry.


What qualifications you will need:
  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • (CMD) Certified Medical Dosimetrist or certification eligible required
  • 3 years experience as Medical Dosimetrist preferred
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support required


Benefits

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
  • Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Dosimetrist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

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Size
204,000 employees
Market Cap
$67.9 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$3.7 billion
Founded
1968
5 Year Trend
+7.2%
Revenue
$51.5 billion
NASDAQ
HCA
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