Manager Medical Dosimetrist

Job Summary

About the role

Manages the daily operations of dosimetrist treatment planning for Radiation Oncology, to include providing direct supervision to medical dosimetrists. Serves as the clinical and technical expert for dosimetrist treatment planning, providing guidance for complex treatment plans assigned to dosimetrists and ensuring clinical and regulatory dosimetrist standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the clinical and technical expert for dosimetrist treatment planning, providing guidance for complex treatment plans assigned to dosimetrists and ensuring clinical and regulatory dosimetrist standards are met.
• Manage dosimetrist scheduling and work assignments to meet operational needs.
• Coordinate all treatment planning activities across all centers.
• Develop dosimetrist competencies, training, and treatment planning quality standards.
• Develop and maintain dosimetrist related policies, procedures, and workflows to meet Radiation Oncology priorities and state and federal regulations.
• Works under the direction of the chair of physics and chief physicists to implement changes to meet State and federal regulations.
• Collaborate with regional and local Radiation Oncology Chiefs, Chief Physicists, and Directors to assess and implement new treatment planning technology and treatment techniques.
• Serve as subject matter expert in dosimetrist assigned treatment planning, staying current with new technology and tools that aid in dosimetrist treatment planning.
• Work under direction of Chair of Physicists and Chief Physicists to evaluate and implement new treatment planning techniques.
• Monitor and evaluate dosimetrist related work for efficiency and quality improvement.
• Contribute to staffing and budgeting activities related to dosimetrists.
• As needed, designs treatment plans by means of computer and/or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed dose and field placement technique in accordance with the Radiation Oncologists prescription to a defined tumor volume, with consideration to dose limiting structures.
• Coordinates treatment planning information between physicists, therapists, and physicians as necessary.
• As needed, advises radiation therapists to ensure that treatment set-ups are according to physician orders.
• Ensure that dosimetrist treatment planning and charting are consistent.

Requirements

• Minimum three (5) years of experience treatment planning for linear accelerators, high dose rate/remote after loading machines, and/or simulators;
• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Business or a related field;
• Medical Dosimetrist Certificate;
• Demonstrated ability to utilize/apply knowledge of computers, computer treatment planning, planning techniques and procedures;
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment;
• Knowledge of State, Federal, and local radiation regulations for dosimetrist treatment planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in a lead or supervisory role preferred;
• Proficient with ARIA and Eclipse preferred.

Skills

• Utilize/apply knowledge of computers, computer treatment planning, planning techniques and procedures;
• Knowledge of State, Federal, and local radiation regulations for dosimetrist treatment planning.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$175,200 - $226,710 / year

Schedule

Full-time