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MO-SSM Health 3440 DePaul Drive

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus Available (Sign on bonuses are for qualified external candidates)

M-F Days, Salaried, 36/hrs per week.

Full-Time Dosimetrist role, DePaul Radiation Oncology - Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD), Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board required within 24 months of starting.

Job Summary:

Develops and administers radiation therapy treatment plans under the direction of physicist and radiation oncologist.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs a treatment plan to deliver a prescribed radiation dose and field to a defined tumor volume.

• Assists with or performs the application of specific methods of dosimetry, including intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy procedures.

• Assists with or performs the fabrication of beam modifying devices and immobilization devices.

• Provides technical support for radiation protection procedures and qualitative machine calibrations of equipment.

• Maintains radiation safety for self, co-workers and patients in accordance with NRC guidelines.

• Assist physicist in the design and implementation of research activities and performs special projects related to dosimetry.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Associate's degree

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.

• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Rare climbing.

Licenses / Certifications:

Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) - Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB), FUTURE - Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) within 24 months - Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB), Radiation Therapist - Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), Radiologic Technologists – Temporary Accreditation - Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

4240000128 Physics/Dosimetry

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

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