Medical Dosimetrist
4 weeks ago
Job Summary:
The Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a skilled Medical Dosimetrist to join our Radiation Oncology department. As a Medical Dosimetrist, you will work under the general supervision of Medical Physicists to generate treatment plans for external beam and brachytherapy patient treatments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Generate treatment plans as per physician's prescription in consultation with physicist
- Perform independent plan check using established department method
- Transfer approved plan data to record and verify system (R&V) and verify data consistency with approved plan
- Assist in setting up difficult treatment fields in machine for first treatment, when required
- Perform weekly chart-check and attend weekly chart-round
- Assist in preparation and loading of sealed sources for brachytherapy application
- Assist in brachytherapy procedure
- Assist in planning and fabrication of blocks/cutouts, when needed
- Perform measurements, when needed
- Assist in machine commissioning, acceptance testing, QA, etc.
- Assist in data acquisition, data modeling and commissioning, etc.
- Prepare documentation, forms, etc.
- Follow patient's confidentiality requirements
- Maintain department quality assurance protocols
- Maintain functionality of planning system and peripherals
- Complete required continued education and training
- Provide emergency dosimetry coverage, when warranted
- Follow departmental policies and procedures
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science (Dosimetrist program, computer science, physics or physical science)
- Be eligible for board certification
- Computer (MS Office) and internet browsing skills
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work under stressful conditions is essential and must be detail oriented
- Work thought out, planned in advance and successfully implemented to achieve efficiency and quality patient care. Work is completed in a timely manner; meeting deadlines
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certified by Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (CMD)
- At least one year of experience as medical dosimetrist
- Graduate from The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) program
About Us:
The Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education.
Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers.
We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked in various specialties.
