132-23-25-002

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY); Brooklyn (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in New York is seeking a Medical Dosimetrist to join the team at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. The successful candidate will communicate treatment plans, contribute to quality assurance, and prepare computerized treatment plans for radiation therapy. This position requires support for radiation oncology equipment and oversight of the Dosimetry team’s operations. An ideal candidate will possess strong skills in radiation oncology principles and mathematical accuracy in dose calculations.

Qualifications

• Communicate treatment plans to radiation therapists effectively.
• Contribute to quality assurance and safety in radiation oncology.
• Perform calculations for precise delivery of prescribed radiation doses.

Responsibilities

• Prepare computerized plans for EBRT and Brachytherapy patients.
• Oversee daily operations of the Dosimetry team.
• Design and measure radiation dose distributions accurately.

Skills

Radiation oncology principles

Quality assurance in medical physics

Mathematical calculation accuracy

Computerized planning for radiation therapy

Job description

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Medical Dosimetrist to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. Kings County Hospital operates a world-renowned Level I Trauma Center, one of only three in Brooklyn, which serves 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.

The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Opportunity Details

• Communicate the patient’s treatment plan to the radiation therapists by providing field arrangements, beam modification devices, and any concerns that may arise during treatment planning phase.
• Contribute to quality assurance and safety is by providing technical and physics support. This support could be in radiation protection, qualitative machine calibrations, and/or quality assurance of the radiation oncology equipment.
• Vital member of the radiation oncology team who performs calculations for accurate delivery of the radiation oncologist's prescribed dose, documents pertinent information in the patient record, and verifies the mathematical accuracy of all calculation.
• Prepare computerized plans for radiation therapy patients (EBRT and Brachytherapy).
• Maintains clinical competence by attending continuing education programs.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Dosimetry team and manages workload appropriately.
• Triage questions from Radiation Therapists about daily treatment set-ups.
• Design, generate, and measure radiation dose distributions and dose calculations while providing oversight to high level treatment procedures in both external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy.