Dosimetrist

Where Youll Work

At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy our focus is patient-centered care. Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services includes trauma services heart and vascular care emergency services surgery maternity cancer care and diagnostic imaging.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

PRN Monday - Friday (8 : 00am - 5 : 00pm)

Designs accurate treatment plans by means of computer and / or manual computation that delivers prescribed

radiation doses as prescribed by the treating radiation oncologist.

Preforms verifies and documents calculations for the delivery of the prescribed dose and subsequent

documentation in patient files and verifies accuracy of calculations using guidelines established by the medical

physicist.

Assists in the simulation process to ensure optimal patient position immobilization and adequate scans for

treatment planning.

Participates with aspects of high and low dose brachytherapy procedures that include (but not limited to)

implanting of brachytherapy devices planning calculations and quality assurance measures in compliance with

hospital state and federal regulations.

Assists in quality improvement and quality assurance programs / procedures done by the medical physicist to

ensure the accuracy and safety of treatments.

Participates in continuing education of treatment planning techniques current advances in medical dosimetry

and the clinical development and implementation of new therapy techniques in the department.

Teaches applied aspects of medical dosimetry to students as assigned.

Job Requirements

Bachelors Of Science in closely related field

Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD)

Registered Technologist Radiation Therapy (RTT)

Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR)

Employment Type : Unclear

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1