Required:

• Certification by the American Board of Medical Dosimetry or eligibility to sit for exam required for Dosimetrist 

• Bachelors degree or higher

• 3 years of full-time dosimetry experience

• Knowledgeable in the operation of radiotherapy equipment, including linear accelerators, cobalt teletherapy units, simulators, dosimetric equipment, brachytherapy equipment, computerized treatment planning systems, and record and verification/patient information management systems.

• Proficient in external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning.

• Ability to perform and analyze in-vivo and in-phantom measurements.

• Knowledgeable of current radiotherapy treatment techniques.

• Ability to assess and plot radiation dose distributions.

• Skill in providing treatment planning and dose-calculation services for patient treatment and diagnosis with external, interstitial, intracavitary, and distributed internal sources.

• Knowledge of the principles of radiation safety and Health Physics.

• Knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, radiation physics.

• Experience in the reading of x-ray films to determine anatomical sites.

• Ability to exercise independent judgment and problem-solving in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care within the context of radiotherapy.

• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, to exercise diplomacy in dealing with others, to secure cooperation from colleagues, and to communicate effectively with patients and medical staff.

• Ability to appropriately interact with and provide special assistance to various age groups of patients, i.e., pediatric and geriatric patients.

• Ability to work variable shifts, including evenings and weekends.