Dosimetrist

Medical Dosimetrist

JOB-10044405

Anticipated Start Date

August 25, 2025

Location

Elmhurst, NY

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full time positions at our client.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Medical Dosimetrist. You will be part of the analytical member of the radiation oncology team who works closely in collaboration with the radiation therapists, medical physicists, and radiation oncologists within the department.

Job Description

• A medical dosimetrist has an overall knowledge of math, physics, anatomy and physiology, radiobiology, and knows the characteristics and clinical relevance of radiation oncology treatment machines and equipment. With their expertise, medical dosimetrists design, generate, and measure radiation dose distributions and dose calculations while providing oversight to high level treatment procedures in both external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy.
• A medical dosimetrist will communicate the patient’s treatment plan to the radiation therapists by providing field arrangements, beam modification devices, and any concerns that may arise during treatment planning phase. The medical dosimetrist can contribute to quality assurance and safety is by providing technical and physics support. This support could be in radiation protection, qualitative machine calibrations, and/or quality assurance of the radiation oncology equipment.
• The medical dosimetrist is a vital member of the radiation oncology team who performs calculations for accurate delivery of the radiation oncologist's prescribed dose, documents pertinent information in the patient record, and verifies the mathematical accuracy of all calculation.
• Prepare computerized plans for radiation therapy patients (EBRT and Brachytherapy) Under the direction on the chief physicist, assures compliance with all radiation safety and protection regulations and requirements
• Participates in interdisciplinary health team conferences to assess patients and family’s needs and plans patient care programs Actively participates in CQI/PI program and activities
• Check patient’s charts to assure the prescribed delivery of radiation
• Maintains clinical competence by attending continuing education programs
• Ensures proper operation and maintenance of patient management equipment
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the dosimetry team and manages workload appropriately
• Triage questions from Radiation Therapists about daily treatment set-ups

Skills Required

• Experience with MOSAIQ and Pinnacle systems required
• 1+ year EPIC Beacon and/or Aria OIS experience
• Working closely with physicists, strong technical skills in math nd physics to accurately design radiation plans.
• Effective communication and partnership with oncology team.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree Certified by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB)

Additional Requirements

• Hybrid Schedule: 2 - 3 days onsite a week
• Shift Time: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Pay Rate

• $80.00 per hour

“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law”.