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Exemption Status:
Exempt
Hiring Range:
$101,025.60 - $181,854.40
Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
Schedule Details:
Monday through Friday
Scheduled Hours:
8AM to 4PM
Shift:
1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
Hours:
40
Cost Center:
10020 - 3692 Radiation Oncology
This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Performs treatment planning, dose calculation, device fabrication and other support tasks needed for radiation therapy.
I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Gathers needed data for treatment planning during simulation.
2. Creates treatment plans that meet the prescriptions provided by the physician and guidelines provided by the senior physics staff.
3. Performs dose calculations based on treatment plan approved by the physician.
4. Coordinates with radiation therapists to ensure agreement of planned and actual treatment fields. 5. Participates in brachytherapy treatments by performing needed treatment planning, dose calculation, source handling and delivery.
6. Performs measurements as needed to verify the correct implementation of treatment plans, to document the radiation levels in the vicinity of patients, and to verify removal of radioactive material following brachytherapy.
7. Maintains and processes a variety of standard computer based and manual records, data and reports, such as calibration records and documentation on receipt, use, and disposal of radioactive source material in the custody of the Department of Radiation Oncology.
8. Assists in providing radiation protection instruction for persons caring for and visiting patients.
9. Participates in the weekly chart rounds.
10. The ability and willingness to respond to the work situations, which may require evening and weekend work.
Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.
All responsibilities are essential job functions.
II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering, or graduation from medical dosimetry education program recognized by the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, or a registered radiation therapist who will undergo completion of one to two years of advanced on-the-job training and work experience in medical dosimetry under the supervision of a Certified Medical Dosimetrist or Medical Physicist.
Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Knowledge of basic radiation physics, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and human anatomy.
2. Ability and willingness to handle radioactive materials in accordance with the precepts of the Radiation Control Program, as well as Hospital approved materials routinely used for patient positioning and treatment field modification.
3. Ability to work independently with Windows- based word processing and spreadsheet programs.
4. The ability and willingness to respond to the work situations, which may require evening and weekend work.
Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
Department-specific competencies, including age-specific competencies and their measurements, will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.
III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment. Physical requirements include normal manual dexterity, visual acuity as well as normal lifting ability.
Candidates with proton therapy planning experience and/or experience using RayStation and Aria are strongly preferred.
