Medical Dosimetrist job at Kaleida Health. Olean, NY.

MEDICAL DOSIMETRIST

OLEAN, NY

Olean General Hospital’s Mildred Millman Radiation Medicine Center has an opening for a qualified Dosimetrist.

HYBRID - 2-3 DAYS PER WEEK ON SITE REQUIRED.

We expect that the successful candidate will have an overall knowledge of math, physics, anatomy and physiology, radiobiology, and knows the characteristics and clinical relevance of radiation oncology treatment machines and equipment.

Position
• Monday-Friday
• Hybrid Position, 2-3 DAYS ON SITE REQUIRED
• PAY RANGE: $120,000-$150,000
• Varian Linac True Beam Accelerator

Responsibilities
• Designs treatment plans to deliver a prescribed radiation dose as prescribed by the radiation oncologist
• Performs calculations for the accurate delivery of the prescribed dose
• Collaborates with radiation oncologist to design the aim of the treatment plan Job description

Qualifications
• B.S. degree in Medical Dosimetry or meets eligibility for Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board
• Minimum of one year of progressively more responsible experience in medical radiation dosimetry environment
• Must obtain Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB)
• Certification within two years after graduation date from an accredited dosimetry training school

The Mildred Milliman Radiation Medicine Center

The center offers radiation therapy The center offers state-of-the-art radiation therapy for prostate, breast, head and neck, lung, colorectal, skin and brain tumors.

The center is accredited by the American College of Radiology. It is equipped with a Varian True Beam accelerator. Additionally, the center has a computed tomography (CT) simulator for treatment planning.

Radiation services include intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), volume arc therapy (VMAT)/rapid arc, image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), cone beam CT scan (CBCT), kilovoltage (KV) imaging, and respiratory gating.

To complement treatment options, advanced PET/CT scanning is available at nearby Olean General Hospital.

Olean General Hospital

Olean General Hospital is a member of Kaleida Health in Buffalo and is located in Olean, NY, 70 miles south of Buffalo, NY. Olean General Hospital offers the most comprehensive care of any hospital in Southwestern New York and is always evolving to provide the latest advancements in healthcare, including the region’s only interventional cardiac catheterization program and state designated Stroke Center in conjunction with Kaleida Health’s Gates Vascular Institute, the area’s only accredited Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, the Mildred Milliman Radiation Medicine, an outpatient surgery center, on-site intensivists to care for the critically ill, and primary care and specialist network with Olean Medical Group, another Kaleida affiliate on our campus.