Medical Dosimetrist

The work location for this position is in Lewiston, Idaho

This position is 100% onsite

Full-Time: 80-hrs per pay period

Hours:  8 a.m. – 4:30 pm

Benefits May Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k w/ employer match
• Short & Long-term disabilities
• Life & AD&D insurances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• and more…

Primary Duties

• Independently creates 3D, IMRT and SBRT radiation therapy treatment plans using computer software and various imaging modalities.
• Fuse simulation CT scans with PET and MRI scans for tumor localization.
• Interprets and delineates anatomy and anatomical positioning on various imaging modalities.
• Assists therapists in the production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices during simulation and fabricates custom bolus and lead shields.
• Advises the therapist staff in the implementation of the treatment plan including: the correct patient setup instructions and use of immobilization devices, field arrangement, wedges, and other treatment variables.
• Accurately codes for technical treatment planning and quality assurance tasks.
• Performs general computerized tasks, such as word processing, using spreadsheets, moving, and altering files and directories, and performing data backup.                                
• Performs quality assurance procedures on treatment planning systems and linear accelerators with minimal supervision.
• Provides physics and technical support to the Medical Physicist. In radiation protection, qualitative machine calibration, and quality assurance of the radiation oncology equipment.

Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position.  While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a physical science or graduate of an accredited radiation therapy technology program
• Graduate of a formal dosimetry program
• Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) or eligible for certification by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB)

Preferred:

• Minimum of three (3) years direct dosimetry experience