Dosimetrist Radiology Therapeutic Smith Clinic
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Job Summary
The Medical Dosimetrist is responsible for designing treatment plans and carrying out mathematically accurate calculations for the delivery of radiation treatments based on the radiation oncologist's prescribed course of radiation therapy. The Medical Dosimetrist, along with the radiation oncologist and medical physicist, will construct treatment plans that meet the prescription written by the oncologist, ensuring that radiation delivered will not affect healthy surrounding tissue. These treatment plans not only include the use of radiation, but also involve the use of radioactive elements during brachytherapy procedures. The Medical Dosimetrist I works closely with the radiation therapists in the implementation of the prescribed plan. The Medical Dosimetrist I must have an outstanding knowledge base in human anatomy and physiology, tumor pathology, radiobiology, radiation dose calculations and terminology, computer applications and technology, and dosimetry techniques and procedures required to carry out the prescribed treatment plan.
Minimum Qualifications
Degrees: Bachelors in Physical or Biological Science
Licenses & Certifications: Medical Dosimetrist, Certified Graduate of an accredited dosimetry program; Board Certified Medical Dosimetrist (MDCB) OR Board eligible upon graduation. Licensure must be obtained within one year of graduation.
Work Experience: One (1) year of Dosimetry experience
Communication Skills: Writing/ Correspondence, Writing/ Reports
Job Attributes
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Analytical, Medical Terms
Work Schedule: Flexible
Equipment Operated: Treatment Planning Systems, Record & Verify Systems