Dosimetrist, Radiation Oncology, PRN

Job Summary 

Collaborates with physician and physicist to design radiation treatment plans. Calculates radiation dosages according to physician approved prescription. Performs QA as stated in approved department policies. Obtains CT/MRI and other diagnostic images to be used in treatment planning. Coordinates patient care with simulation, treatment, and nursing. Assists with brachytherapy procedures as needed. Assists with patient treatments as needed. 

Education 

Bachelors in Scientific technical field (i.e. Radiation Therapy Technology, Physics, Math) Required or graduation from a school of Medical Dosimetry (or equivalent combination of education and experience). 

Certifications, Licensures and Registrations 

• Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) Medical Dosimetry Certification Board (MDCB) or Board eligible by MDCB (certification must be completed within one year of eligibility). 
• BLS Provider Certification from either American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Experience 

• None if graduation from Medical Dosimetry school 
• If a Bachelor's degree: One (1) year of health care experience required; 
• If an Associate's degree: Must be a registered radiation therapist and have four (4) years of experience in medical dosimetry working under the supervision of a Certified Medical Dosimetrist or medical physicist. 

Skills and Abilities Required: 

• Capable of working Independently, but in conjunction with the physician and physicists to develop treatment plans.
• Good problem solving skills to develop complex plans for all situations. 
• Understands and achieves all levels of approval for physician's orders related to plans and calculations 
• Ability to effectively communicate complex information to all Radiation Therapy staff. 
• Compassionate caregiver . 
• Interacts with all staff in a professional, pleasant and effective manner. 

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.