Staff/Sr. Medical Dosimetrist (St. Clair)

Staff/Sr. Medical Dosimetrist

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is internationally recognized for its leadership in the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer and is the region's only comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute. As the preeminent institution in western Pennsylvania for the delivery of cancer care, the performance of basic, translational, and clinical research, and the education of the next generation of cancer researchers and physicians, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is exceptionally well-positioned to contribute to the global effort to reduce the burden of cancer.

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is currently hiring for a Flex Full-Time Staff/Sr. Medical Dosimetrist to support the St. Clair Health Cancer Center, affiliated with UPMC Hillman Cancer Center located in Mt. Lebanon/Pittsburgh, PA. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement with on-site duties, work-from-home capability and will work a Flex Full-Time schedule Monday through Friday.

The candidate will join a local team of two physicists, one other dosimetrist, and two radiation oncologists treating patients on Varian TrueBeam and IX linear accelerators supported by an integrated ARIA/Eclipse infrastructure. Treatment techniques at St. Clair Health include 3DCRT, IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, respiratory gating, and deep inspiration breath hold.

This position is supported by a larger team of 50+ dosimetrists across the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Network and provides competitive salary and benefits. St. Clair Health is in a beautiful suburb south of Pittsburgh with access to nearby parks, restaurants, shopping, and some of the best school districts in Pennsylvania.

The medical dosimetrist is responsible for generating clinically optimal treatment plans for radiation therapy patients in collaboration with radiation oncologists, radiation therapy technologists, and medical physicists. This includes participating in CT simulation, radiation treatment planning, quality management for radiation oncology patients, and communicating with the clinical team during treatment planning and treatment plan implementation.

We offer a Dosimetry career ladder which allows our staff to grow within the field at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. The incumbent will be placed into the appropriate level of our Dosimetry Career ladder based on education and experience.

Staff/Sr. Dosimetrist salary range between $48.08/hr. to $76.52/hr. Sr. level requires three (3) years of post-graduate clinical medical dosimetry experience.

Responsibilities include assisting the RTT in the treatment simulation process, contouring and delineating normal critical structures, performing image registration, applying principles of radiation physics in treatment planning, accurately performing radiation dose calculations, participating in quality assurance procedures, performing patient-specific radiation measurements, assisting with brachytherapy procedures, participating in quality management, performing routine chart checks, participating in charge capture and generating documentation for billing, participating in clinical research, providing instruction and training to new staff members, maintaining an atmosphere of caring and support, performing miscellaneous job-related duties, adhering to high ethical standards, ensuring accurate data transfer of patient and treatment plan information, utilizing critical thinking skills, generating clinically optimal treatment plans, and communicating with the radiation oncologist during the treatment planning process.

Bachelor's degree preferred. Completion of a Medical Dosimetry educational program accredited by the Joint review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). Board certified by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB). Board eligible candidates must become board certified within two attempts in the first two consecutive years of employment.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) or board eligibility required. Must maintain adequate CE credits to retain certification. Has maintained a Solid/Strong overall performance rating in annual performance reviews. Demonstrates expertise in radiation treatment planning for simple and complex scenarios.

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