Dosimetrist Assistant

tidelandshealth; Murrells Inlet (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Tidelands Health in Murrells Inlet, SC, seeks a Dosimetrist Assistant to support treatment planning, CT import, contouring, and post-processing under supervision of dosimetrists and physicists. You will communicate plans to the radiation oncology team.

Candidates should have a Radiation Therapy certificate or radiologic tech degree, and be pursuing dosimetry training; strong anatomy knowledge and computer skills are essential for accuracy and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Certificate as a Radiation Therapist Required or
• Bachelor's Degree in Radiologic Technology Required or
• Current Student, Accepted or interested in applying to a Medical Dosimetry Program Required

Responsibilities

• Imports CT scans into the treatment planning software.
• Generates normal tissue contours for review by MDs and physicists.
• Obtains previous treatment records from other departments and uploads them.
• Develops basic external beam treatment plans under supervision.
• Prepares treatment charts and prints PDFs of approved plans.
• Performs image fusions with CT/MRI/PET under supervision.

Skills

Anatomy & physiology

Healthcare informatics

Microsoft Office

Clinical guidelines

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Education

Certificate as Radiation Therapist

Bachelor's Degree in Radiologic Technology

Medical Dosimetry Program (pursuing/applying)

Tools

None

Job description

Employee Type: Regular Work Shift: Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Dosimetrist Assistant (2243)

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Dosimetrist Assistant will do the pre-work and post-work around the treatment planning process. Importing CT Simulation scans, generating normal tissue contours and post processing of approved treatment plans. This person will utilize knowledge of anatomy, physiology, radiation therapy techniques, physics, and technology. The Dosimetrist Assistant will communicate with the Dosimetrist during the treatment planning process and participate in communicating the plan to the Radiation Oncologist, Medical Physicist, and the Radiation Therapist for implementation.

What you will do

• Imports CT scans into the treatment planning software.
• Generates normal tissue contours to be reviewed by Certified Medical Dosimetrist and the Radiation Oncologist prior to the Treatment Planning Process.
• Obtain previous Treatment Records from Outside Departments and uploads them into the departments planning software.
• Develops basic external beam treatment plans, under supervision of Certified Medical Dosimetrists or physicists.
• Treatment chart preparation & printing PDF of approved treatment plans. Transfers data electronically to record and verify systems and treatment Linear Accelerators.
• Perform image fusions with various image data sets to include CT, MRI and PET under supervision of Certified Medical Dosimetrists or physicists.

Education Qualifications

• Certificate as a Radiation Therapist Required or
• Bachelor's Degree in Radiologic Technology Required or
• Current Student, Accepted or interested in applying to a Medical Dosimetry Program Required

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledgeable in the areas of anatomy, physiology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, radiation physics, and radiation safety.
• Knowledgeable in health care informatics-including the resources, devices, and methods to acquire, store and retrieve data.
• Knowledge with computers and software such as Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge with clinical guidelines, current medical terminology, information, and communication systems.
• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate the exchange of information with the radiation oncology treatment team as well as outside entities.
• Demonstrate high level critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Licenses and Certifications

• Radiation Therapist - South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association (If applicable to education) Required
• Radiography - South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association Required
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required

Physical Demand

Light-Medium Physical Demand

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.