Senior Dosimetrist - El Segundo

Dosimetrist

Work Location: El Segundo, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote: Fully On-Site

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 5:00pm

Salary Range: $80.92 - $106.76 Hourly

Employment Type: 2 - Staff: Career

Duration: Indefinite

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Certification by the American Board of Medical Dosimetry or eligibility to sit for exam required for Dosimetrist
• Bachelors degree or higher
• 3 years of full-time dosimetry experience preferred
• Knowledgeable in the operation of radiotherapy equipment, including linear accelerators, cobalt teletherapy units, simulators, dosimetric equipment, brachytherapy equipment, computerized treatment planning systems, and record and verification/patient information management systems.
• Proficient in external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning.
• Ability to perform and analyze in-vivo and in-phantom measurements.
• Knowledgeable of current radiotherapy treatment techniques.
• Skill in providing treatment planning and dose-calculation services for patient treatment and diagnosis with external, interstitial, intracavitary, and distributed internal sources.
• Knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, radiation physics.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and problem-solving in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care within the context of radiotherapy.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, to exercise diplomacy in dealing with others, to secure cooperation from colleagues, and to communicate effectively with patients and medical staff.
• Ability to maintain work pace appropriate for the workload.
• Ability to think and work independently but willing to accept quality control verification of work.
• Knowledge of required response to internal and external disaster procedures as well as fire and life safety.
• Skill in mathematics including algebra and trigonometry.