Certified Dosimetrist

3 weeks ago

Little Rock, United States CARTI, Inc. Full time
Description

Responsible for providing physicians and therapists with treatment planning and calculations and custom MLC as needed for patient treatment, taking required measurements on patients, consulting with physicians and therapists in planning and delivering patient treatments and maintaining quality control on treatment through chart checks.

This position is a Safety Sensitive Position. The essential functions, physical demands, and mental competencies of this job require the employee maintain the ability to work in a constant state of alertness in a safe manner.

Requirements

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
  1. Knowledge of institution and department policies and procedures, chart coding, scheduling, physician protocols or (written directive), equipment operation, maintenance, safety and quality control guidelines.
  2. Skills in CARTI physics procedures and techniques acquired during a six-month training period.
  3. Previous experience in computerized treatment planning.
  4. Treatment planning and dosimetry skills as normally acquired in a one-year training program in medical dosimetry under the direct supervision of a medical physicist, or prior certification.
  5. Technical skill in mathematics and physics as normally acquired in freshman and sophomore college level coursework for science majors or in completing an approved school for radiation therapy.
  6. Skill and proficiency in the principles, concepts and techniques of the dosimetry profession. Such proficiency as normally acquired through completion of an accredited dosimetry program, or 2 years of on the job training.


REASONING ABILITY:
  1. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  2. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.


INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
  1. Interpersonal skills to interact effectively and professionally with patient, families, medical staff, CARTI personnel, public and hospital personnel to communicate pertinent information on a continuous basis.
  2. Interpersonal communication skills with patients, physicians, therapists, and students for the purpose of patient treatment, simulations, measurement and treatment planning and instruction on a frequent basis.
  3. Communication skills with other departments and personnel to exchange information, obtain or schedule services and coordinate patient activities on a continuous basis and with other outside agencies/institutions on a frequent basis.
  4. Ability to use tact and diplomacy in making recommendations, reporting errors or problems, securing information or discussing patient treatments when dealing with physicians and therapists on a frequent basis.