Job Description
Job Description
Healthcare Staffing Professionals has an immediate need for a Board Certified Medical Dosimetrist to work in our clients medical center located in Long Beach, CA.
This role is for Independent Contractors (1099)
Pay Rate : $55 / hr
Qualification :
- Medical Dosimetrists must be Certified Medical Dosimetrists (CMD) certified by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board. If the contractor's dosimetrist(s) is / are not directly employed by the treating facility, documentation must be provided to ensure adequate certification
CMD : Must be certified in medical dosimetry by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) with at least two years of continuous work experience within the last three years to ensure the CMD's experience is current and relevant. CMD must also have the following minimum years of experience, expertise and knowledge on the following procedures, equipment, and software :
Two (2) years of experience - Documentation detailing experience in performing QA procedures.One (1) year of experience - Documentation detailing CMD experience in a healthcare system that is ACR / APEx certified.One (1) year of experience - Varian Linear Accelerators : TrueBeam with Brain Lab and Rapid Arc (or equivalent).One (1) years of experience - Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) including Cone Beam CTOne (1) year of experience - Eclipse treatment planning system; and ARIA record & verify system, including the following treatment modalities : SRS, SRT, SBRT, and IMRTOne (1) year of experience - MapCheck and ArcCheck (or equivalent)One (1) year of experience – Client Discovery CT Simulator (or equivalent)Duties :
Board-Certified Medical Dosimetry Support : Contractor's Medical Dosimetrist :
Board-Certified Medical Dosimetry Support shall carry out medical dosimetry functions with certified Medical Dosimetrist. Certification by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board and shall receive technical direction from the VA Radiation Oncologist and / or Contractor's Medical Physicist. Alternatively, medical dosimetry functions may be carried out by a Medical Physicist or supervised designee. In either case, the Contractor's Medical Physicist shall oversee the medical dosimetry functions of the Radiation Oncology Service, functions as a technical supervisor of medical dosimetry services and oversee medical dosimetry quality assurance activities.Board-Certified Medical Dosimetry Support shall perform, in conjunction with the Contractor's Medical Physicist, treatment planning for SRS / SRT, HDR brachytherapy, IMRT, and IGRT. The Dosimetrist shall be present during patient treatment for HDR brachytherapy.Board-Certified Medical Dosimetry Support shall design treatment plans by means of computer and / or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed radiation dose and field placement technique in accordance with the VA Radiation Oncologist prescription to a defined tumor volume.Board-Certified Medical Dosimetry Support shall consider dose-limiting structures in the design of treatment plans and document dose in accordance with facility prescription.Board-Certified Medical Dosimetry Support shall assist with treatment simulations and tumor localization on dedicated devices, including computer tomography and MRI, when indicated, for radiation therapy treatment planning.Board-Certified Medical Dosimetry Support shall assist in planning and oversee fabrication of compensating filters, custom shields, wedges, and other beam modifying devices.Board-Certified Medical Dosimetry Support shall assist in the planning, oversee and supervise production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices.shall assist radiation therapy staff in the implementation of the treatment plan including the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangements, and any treatment variable associated with treatment planning implementation.shall perform calculation methods for the delivery of prescribed dose, and subsequent documentation in patient files, and verification of the mathematical accuracy of all calculations using a system established by the Contractor's Medical Physicist.shall provide dosimetry and technical support to Contractor's Medical Physicist, in radiation protection, qualitative and quantitative machine calibration, and quality assurance of the radiation therapy equipment. Assist in the application of specific methods of dosimetry, including ion chamber, TLD, or film measurements as directed by the Contractor's Medical Physicist.Technical Proficiency : Contract support staff and provider(s) shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently. Contractor shall provide documents upon request of the CO / COR to verify current and ongoing competency, skills, certification and / or licensure related to the provision of care, treatment and / or services performed. Contractor's support staff and provider(s) shall have knowledge of professional care theories, principles, practices, and procedures to serve radiation oncology patient population. Contractor's support staff and provider(s) shall demonstrate knowledge of growth and development, and pathophysiology of disease processes specific radiation oncology patient population. Contractor shall provide verifiable evidence of all educational and training experiences including any gaps in educational history for all contract physician(s) and other contract provider (s) shall be responsible for abiding by the Facility's Medical Staff By-Laws, rules, and regulations (referenced herein) that govern medical staff behavior.
Facility HOURS OF OPERATION / SCHEDULING :
Business Hours : 0800- 1630 daily Monday to Friday, with an option of compressed schedule of 10-hour shifts / 4 days a week, 0700-1730.
Patients must be seen by a contract support staff and provider(s) on-site at Facility in a timely manner in accordance with VA Rules and Regulations on clinic wait times and consult completion. Contractor shall notify the COR at least monthly about any obstacles to meeting this performance measureContract support staff and provider(s) shall be available and present in clinic during normal facility clinic hours, which will be established, and may be revised, as deemed appropriate for patient care by the Chief of Staff. Currently, normal clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 0730 to 1600A flexible schedule may be established based on patient workload and the ability to access the treatment machines. It will include but is not limited to machine testing after hours; work on Federal holidays; and work on weekends. A schedule of work being performed after normal business hours must be presented to the COR ahead of work being performed
Salary : $55
