Medical Radiation Dosimetrist I - Radiation Oncology

Hiring Department: Radiation Oncology

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1033664

FTE: 1

Work Schedule: 8am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday

Shift: Days

# of Positions: 1

Workplace Type: On-Site

Posting Close Date: May 13th, 2025

Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $41.76 - 52.00 / Hourly Wage

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The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more: https://hospital.uillinois.edu/about-ui-health

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Position Summary

Employees at this level assist the radiation oncologists and the radiation oncology physicist in planning, calculating, and verifying the prescribed radiation treatment dosages administered to the patients. They work under direct supervision from a radiation oncology physicist.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans, by means of computer and/or manual computation, a treatment technique that will deliver a prescribed radiation dose to a defined tumor volume for routine cases.
• Presents the treatment planning computer output to the radiation oncology physicist.
• Consults with and assists the radiation therapists in the planning and the production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices for use in treatment.
• Advises radiation therapists in the implementation of the treatment plan (such as the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, and field arrangements).
• Using procedures established by the radiation oncology physicist, performs dosage calculation for the patient’s radiation therapy chart and verifies the mathematical accuracy of all calculations.
• Assists the radiation oncology physicist in standard brachytherapy cases by performing manual and/or computer calculations for the dose distribution of these procedures.
• Performs quality control procedures (such as periodic dose output checks, verification of laser alignment, and verification of light versus radiation field size) and checks the activity of radiation sources.
• Performs other related duties as assigned
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from a medical dosimetrist program recognized by the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists.
  
  
  

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• Graduation from an accredited program in radiation therapy and six months of on-the-job training as a medical radiation dosimetrist.
  
  
  

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• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and six months of on-the-job training in medical radiation dosimetry under the supervision of a medical physicist or radiation oncologist.
  
  
  

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Please note that once you have submitted your application you will not be able to make any changes. In order to revise your application you must withdraw and reapply. You will not be able to reapply after the posting close date. Please ensure the application is fully completed and all supporting documents have been uploaded before the posting close date. Illinois Residency is required within 180 days of employment.

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