Radiation Dosimetrist - Rex Radiation Oncology
Job Description
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
Performs computerized treatment planning for patients undergoing external beam, high-dose-rate, and low-dose-rate brachytherapy treatments in coordination with radiation oncologists.
Responsibilities:
1. Fabricates treatment aids
2. Measures patient doses using thermoluminescent dosimetry methods and materials.
3. Perform QA on dosimetry procedures according to standard procedures
4. Provide dosimetry instruction for radiation therapy students and residents.
5. Provide technical and administrative support for brachytherapy procedures, including but not limited to, source receipt, preparation, and disposal.
6. Uses computerized treatment planning system to prepare radiation treatment plans modifies treatment plans as needed to accommodate unforeseen limitations and/or changes that may occur during the course of treatment. Interfaces with the appropriate medical staff on planning approach and data gathering
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree in a scientific technical field (i.e. Radiation Therapy Technology, Physics, Math) or graduation from a school of Medical Dosimetry or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● Certified by Medical Dosimetry Certification Board (MDCB) and credentialed as Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD), OR Board eligible by MDCB (certification must be completed within one year of eligibility)
Professional Experience Requirements:
● If graduation from Medical Dosimetry school: No prior experience required.
● If a Bachelor's degree: One (1) year of health care experience.
● If Associate's degree, must be a registered radiation therapist and four (4) years of experience in medical dosimetry working under the supervision of a Certified medical dosimetrist or medical physicist.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
Organization Unit: Rex Radiation Oncology
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $50.99 - $73.28 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
Performs computerized treatment planning for patients undergoing external beam, high-dose-rate, and low-dose-rate brachytherapy treatments in coordination with radiation oncologists.
Responsibilities:
1. Fabricates treatment aids
2. Measures patient doses using thermoluminescent dosimetry methods and materials.
3. Perform QA on dosimetry procedures according to standard procedures
4. Provide dosimetry instruction for radiation therapy students and residents.
5. Provide technical and administrative support for brachytherapy procedures, including but not limited to, source receipt, preparation, and disposal.
6. Uses computerized treatment planning system to prepare radiation treatment plans modifies treatment plans as needed to accommodate unforeseen limitations and/or changes that may occur during the course of treatment. Interfaces with the appropriate medical staff on planning approach and data gathering
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree in a scientific technical field (i.e. Radiation Therapy Technology, Physics, Math) or graduation from a school of Medical Dosimetry or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● Certified by Medical Dosimetry Certification Board (MDCB) and credentialed as Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD), OR Board eligible by MDCB (certification must be completed within one year of eligibility)
Professional Experience Requirements:
● If graduation from Medical Dosimetry school: No prior experience required.
● If a Bachelor's degree: One (1) year of health care experience.
● If Associate's degree, must be a registered radiation therapist and four (4) years of experience in medical dosimetry working under the supervision of a Certified medical dosimetrist or medical physicist.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
Organization Unit: Rex Radiation Oncology
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $50.99 - $73.28 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
About UNC Health
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.
UNC Health and its 33,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.
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