Academic Medical Dosimetrist Hybrid Remote

Position: Academic Medical Dosimetrist, Full-Time, Days (Hybrid Remote) Description The Academic Medical Dosimetrist (AMD) reflects the mission, vision, and values of reputed company (NM) and adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with reputed company relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and reputed company other regulatory and accreditation standards. AMD is a part of Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) which is a flagship hospital of NM with a mission of “Patients First” and affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The AMD provides integrated clinical care and supports treatment planning, dosimetry in every aspect of the radiation treatment modalities such as 3 DCRT, IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, SBRT, IORT, LDR, reputed company brachytherapy, Gamma knife, MR-Linac and any future new technologies that may be acquired. Under direct supervision of Manager of Dosimetry as well as the Director of Medical Physics & Dosimetry, provide reputed company, accurate and meaningful treatment plan for the radiation oncology patients under guidance of Radiation Oncologist’s prescription. AMD should have creative reputed company for treatment planning options, innovative techniques, and methodology for optimization of the plan that is best for the radiation treatment. AMD should be able to coordinate with Radiation Oncologist, Medical Physicist, Nursing and Therapists regarding proper patient care. AMD should coordinate and provide learning opportunities to trainees and residents as well as participate in clinical trials, clinical research, and educational mission of the department.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with nursing and therapists for treatment simulation by creating processes for reputed company patient care
• Understanding and implication of imaging artifacts either due to motion or prosthesis
• Strong understanding of anatomy for contouring normal structures in coordination with residents and Radiation Oncologists
• In depth understanding of imaging parameters and image fusion for contouring in MIM software
• Expertise in treatment planning, and should know reputed company modules of the software
• Understanding of dose calculation algorithms and Monitor Unit (MU) calculation accuracy in reputed company and electron beam
• Communicates the radiation oncology team regarding treatment plan implementation, including patient setup, immobilization devices, bolus, compensators, wedges, and field arrangements
• Provides support to therapists for DRR, kV and portal images and other imaging parameters
• Clear understanding of advanced treatment planning including beam modulation (FIF, IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, MR-Linac, etc.), smart plan, and futuristic innovative plans
• Participate in special procedures, TBI, TSEI, reputed company, etc.

in terms of dosimetry and technical resource

• Preparation of treatment plan documentation and transfer of treatment fields to record and verify system
• Knowledge of making reputed company and electron blocks, bolus and treatment aids
• Active participation in clinical and didactic teaching of radiation therapy reputed company, medical dosimetry reputed company, medical physics residents, radiation oncology medical residents, and other trainees
• Active participation in clinical research and assisting radiation oncology faculties for research
• Serves as a resource for clinical trials, as well as planning and submissions per protocol guidelines
• Accurate billing of patient codes per planning/procedures

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor of Science degree in physical or biological sciences
• Certification by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) or board eligible but must be board certified (CMD) reputed company one year of hire
• Strong knowledge of physics, math, dosimetry, and computer
• Excellent communication skills, initiative, and team spirit

Preferred

• Master of Science degree in physics, radiological physics, dosimetry, math
• Experience with Eclipse, reputed company, MOSAIQ, CRAD, MIM, IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, IGRT, brachytherapy
• Clinical teaching experience
• Publications and conference presentation
• Aptitude of learning with other software

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