Certified Medical Dosimetrist
San Antonio, TX, 78234
Certified Medical Dosimetrist
Full Time • San Antonio, TX, 78234
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Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Job overview:
AIMS Locum Tenens is seeking an experienced Certified Medical Dosimetrist to support the Radiation Oncology Service within the Department of Radiology at Brooke Army Medical Center, TX. The Dosimetrist works closely with radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and radiation therapists to create safe and accurate radiation treatment plans for cancer patients. This position uses specialized imaging, treatment-planning software, and radiation dose calculations to determine how prescribed radiation can effectively target tumors while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. This is an on-site, emergency/mission-essential position in a large military academic medical center; telework is not authorized.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform 3D radiation treatment planning, including IGRT and IMRT-based techniques, under the supervision of a board-certified medical physicist.
- Develop treatment plans for IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, SGRT, SBRT, SRS, TBI and TSE treatments.
- Perform treatment planning for LDR and HDR brachytherapy, including prostate, gynecologic, breast, and skin applications.
- Perform hand and computer-based Monitor Unit (MU) calculations and other required dosimetry calculations.
- Obtain patient contours, register image sets, determine treatment volumes, and perform CT, MR, and PET image fusion for treatment planning.
- Work with radiation oncologists and medical physicists to develop, review, verify, and finalize treatment plans before treatment.
- Enter and transfer prescriptions and treatment parameters into radiation oncology treatment-planning and record systems.
- Perform required quality-control and quality-assurance activities and maintain accurate treatment documentation.
- Support applicable national clinical research protocols and participate in required continuing education and professional activities.
Minimum Qualifications :
Education: Completion of a Medical Dosimetry program of at least 12 months accredited by JRCERT, or completion of 36 months of clinical medical dosimetry experience under the direction of a Certified Medical Dosimetrist or Medical Physicist plus 24 continuing-education credits approved by MDCB,
Certification: Must possess and maintain Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) certification through the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) and required Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Experience: Minimum 5 years of clinical medical dosimetry experience within the last 6 years, including 3D treatment planning with IGRT and IMRT-based techniques under the supervision of a board-certified Medical Physicist.
Licensure: Must maintain a current, active, valid, and unrestricted license from the Texas Medical Board.
Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 0600-1600, while contract personnel may be scheduled Sunday-Saturday across the 0001-2400 coverage period. The Department establishes individual schedules, with shifts ranging from 8 to 12 hours, including a 30- or 60-minute unpaid lunch. Regular duty hours are expected to average approximately 40 hours per week. Actual schedules are determined by the supervisor and may change with mission requirements.
Additional Requirements
Candidate must meet BAMC/DHA credentialing, occupational health, physical examination, TB screening and immunization requirements, including annual influenza vaccination. Contract personnel must have an active Tier 1 investigation prior to beginning services and maintain the required security status throughout contract performance.
Compensation: $65.00 - $70.00 per hour
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Us
AIMS Locum Tenens, LLC, d/b/a AIMS Force is a WOSB certified healthcare management company based in Northern Virginia and Washington DC area focus on healthcare management in both public and private sectors.
AIMS Locum Tenens is one of the fastest growing healthcare management solution specialized in management of highly skilled healthcare professionals in both commercial and government healthcare facilities all over the country. We have the experience, resources, and scale required to help physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to take advantage of both short and long term staffing opportunities in a wide variety of practice specialties. We do staff healthcare providers for both short and long-term assignments to local, state and federal government healthcare facilities.
AIMS realizes the key to quality is attention to details. AIMS is the one stop shop for various healthcare facilities and handles every steps to get best candidate from sourcing, recruitment, candidate screening, credentialing, final placement and retention of highly qualified healthcare provider.
As one of the nation’s fastest growing healthcare management companies, AIMS Locum Tenens manages highly qualified physicians and nurses during staffing crisis at community hospitals, clinics and Army based MTFs (Military Treatment Facilities). Hospital systems, MTFs, nursing homes and out patient clinics benefit from our comprehensive, cost-effective supplemental medical staffing services.
Our No. 1 priority is to provide the best service to our healthcare professionals and our hospital and MTFs clients. We welcome feedback and suggestions so we can continually improve our service.
At AIMS Locum Tenens, our core pillars—dedication, commitment, trustworthiness, and superior service—drive every aspect of our business.
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