What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Dosimetrist position at Upstate Cancer Center?
Job Summary
Provide external beam treatment planning for the delivery of radiation as prescribed by a physician. Confer with the Radiation Oncologist to design and implement an optimal treatment scheme. Provide calculations to deliver prescribed doses of radiation to the patients tumor volume. Participate in quality assurance/improvement activities including checking patient records for accuracy and other projects as assigned by QI Team or supervisor. Design and construct treatment accessories such as immobilization devices, compensating filters, custom shaped blocks and molds. Participate in patient localization, simulation, contour, planning CT procedures and initial treatment set-ups. Participate in research projects, design and evaluation of treatment techniques and protocols. Supervise clinical experience of radiation therapist students assigned to Dosimetry.
Minimum Qualifications
Certified Medical Dosimetrist by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) and a Bachelor's degree in a physical science or an Associates degree in RT(T), OR completion of a JCERT dosimetry program and board eligible. Board eligible applicants will be required to obtain board certification by the MDCB within 2 years of hire. Applicants must pass the Medical Dosimetry certification exam and receive CMD within the next two times exam is given
Preferred Qualifications
Experience as a dosimetrist or a radiation therapist and Aria/Eclipse experience is preferred.
Work Days
Monday-Friday, 8am- 4:30pm.
Message To Applicants
Recruitment Office: Human Resources
Executive Order
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Provide external beam treatment planning for the delivery of radiation as prescribed by a physician. Confer with the Radiation Oncologist to design and implement an optimal treatment scheme. Provide calculations to deliver prescribed doses of radiation to the patients tumor volume. Participate in quality assurance/improvement activities including checking patient records for accuracy and other projects as assigned by QI Team or supervisor. Design and construct treatment accessories such as immobilization devices, compensating filters, custom shaped blocks and molds. Participate in patient localization, simulation, contour, planning CT procedures and initial treatment set-ups. Participate in research projects, design and evaluation of treatment techniques and protocols. Supervise clinical experience of radiation therapist students assigned to Dosimetry.
Minimum Qualifications
Certified Medical Dosimetrist by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) and a Bachelor's degree in a physical science or an Associates degree in RT(T), OR completion of a JCERT dosimetry program and board eligible. Board eligible applicants will be required to obtain board certification by the MDCB within 2 years of hire. Applicants must pass the Medical Dosimetry certification exam and receive CMD within the next two times exam is given
Preferred Qualifications
Experience as a dosimetrist or a radiation therapist and Aria/Eclipse experience is preferred.
Work Days
Monday-Friday, 8am- 4:30pm.
Message To Applicants
Recruitment Office: Human Resources
Executive Order
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.