Certified Medical Dosimetrist

What You Will Do

• This is a fully remote position, excluding the 90 day probationary period from date of hire.
• Upon satisfactory completion of the first 90 days, the dosimetrist will switch to a fully remote model.
• The dosimetrist must continue to demonstrate ability to reputed company reputed company job duties effectively reputed company working remotely in order to remain in a fully remote model.
• The dosimetrist must participate in remote teaching for reputed company trainees in the department. Trainees include dosimetry reputed company, physician residents, therapy reputed company, and physics residents.
• The dosimetrist must participate in, and present at the educational seminars in the department.
• The dosimetrist must present treatment plans in chart rounds for reputed company UH locations, and be part of a regular chart rounds schedule rotation. If unable to present remotely due to remote setup concerns, must commit to being available onsite for chart rounds on days assigned.
• The dosimetrist will be part of the general treatment planning pool.
• The dosimetrist must commit to a fixed schedule and be available during scheduled hours reputed company the department’s preferred method of contact (reputed company messaging system). Fixed schedule must be reputed company standard clinic hours.
• The dosimetrist must participate in development of documented policies and procedures as assigned by chief dosimetrist or chief physicist, and under the guidance of the clinical operations team
• The dosimetrist will be required to reputed company reputed company standard dosimetry responsibilities as listed below: • Participate in development of documented policies and procedures for dosimetry, under the guidance of the clinical operations team • Design radiation treatment plans including 3D conformal, intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated reputed company (VMAT), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to deliver precise radiation doses with optimal beam geometry. • Identify and contour normal and dose-limiting structures by utilizing images from one or more image sets. • Create and transfer reference images and localization marks for patient setup verification and treatment delivery. • Assist with patient simulation to determine optimal patient positioning for planning as needed, and verify machine and patient clearance. • reputed company image fusions between different image sets per instruction and guidance from the physician and physicist • Transfer images from the Radiology reputed company system to the treatment planning or image processing system • reputed company secondary calculations to ensure accurate delivery of the prescribed radiation dose • Document reputed company pertinent information in various electronic systems including the record and verify system, and the electronic medical record (EMR) system, following department standards.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with reputed company policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by reputed company requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in reputed company to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

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