Medical Dosimetrist

Job Description

FAR Group headquartered in Stafford, VA., is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides federal professional services, primarily engaged in providing advanced information technology, cyber security, management systems support, as well as business and infrastructure management services.

We are among the most innovative, respected, and ethical providers of technology solutions to the United States government. Our mission is to provide superior-quality, innovative, information technology solutions that help federal agencies best aid, serve, and protect the American people.

Job Title: Medical Dosimetrist

Type: Full Time

Location: Baltimore VA Medical Center located at 10 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Job Summary: FAR Group is looking for a successful and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Certified Medical Dosimetrist.

The candidate should have all the relevant education and experiences to perform the duties effectively and efficiently, and his responsibilities include the duties mentioned in this Job Description.

Requirements: The Candidate shall meet the minimum following requirements:

Must be Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) certified by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board.

Experience:

• Must be certified in medical dosimetry by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) with at least two years of continuous work experience within the last three years
• Two (2) years of experience - Documentation detailing experience in performing QA procedures.
• One (1) year of experience - Documentation detailing CMD experience in a healthcare system that is ACR certified.
• One (1) year of experience - Varian Linear Accelerators: Novalis TX with Brain Lab and ExacTrac, TrueBeam with Rapid Arc (or equivalent).
• One (1) years of experience - Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) including Cone Beam CT (following standards of TG-142).
• One (1) year of experience - Eclipse treatment planning system; and ARIA record & verify system, including the following treatment modalities: SRS, SRT, SBRT, and IMRT (following standards of TG-53).
• One (1) year of experience - MapCheck and ArcCheck (or equivalent).
• One (1) year of experience - Toshiba CT Simulator (or equivalent).

Duties: The Candidate will undertake the following duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Shall perform treatment planning for SRS/SRT, HDR brachytherapy, IMRT, IGRT, and LDR brachytherapy. The Dosimetrist shall be present during patient treatment for HDR brachytherapy. The Dosimetrist shall also provide backup coverage during volume study procedures for LDR brachytherapy.
• Shall design treatment plans by means of computer and/or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed radiation dose and field placement technique in accordance with the VA Radiation Oncologist prescription to a defined tumor volume.
• Shall consider dose-limiting structures in the design of treatment plans and document dose in accordance with VA Radiation Oncologist prescription.
• Shall assist with treatment simulations and tumor localization on dedicated devices, including computer tomography and MRI, when indicated, for radiation therapy treatment planning.
• Shall assist in planning and oversee fabrication of compensating filters, custom shields, wedges, and other beam modifying devices.
• Shall assist in the planning, oversee, and supervise production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices.
• Shall assist radiation therapy staff in the implementation of the treatment plan including the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangements, and any treatment variable associated with treatment planning implementation.
• Shall perform calculation methods for the delivery of prescribed dose, and subsequent documentation in patient files, and verification of the mathematical accuracy of all calculations using a system established by the Medical Physicist.
• Shall provide dosimetry and technical support to the Medical Physicist, in radiation protection, qualitative and quantitative machine calibration, and quality assurance of the radiation therapy equipment. Assist in the application of specific methods of dosimetry, including ion chamber, TLD, or film measurements as directed by the Medical Physicist.

Why FAR Group?

You can take pride in working for a company dedicated to serving our government by providing the best, most cost-effective solutions for the US Government. Our work helps the US Government secure our nation, support the efforts of our military and intelligence communities, and provide lifesaving medical services to our soldiers, vets, and their families.