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UPMC Williamsport seeks multiple Medical Dosimetrists in Williamsport, PA to be involved in all aspects of patient care performing all medical dosimetry tasks; responsible for designing a treatment plan, using a computer or manual computation, that will deliver the prescribed radiation dose to the patient after Radiation Oncologist consults with patient, determines treatment plan; responsible for specialized radiation dose distribution calculations according to the physician’s prescription given to a cancer patient while taking into consideration the dose-limiting structures, such as the eye when treating the brain, the heart when treating the lung, or the spinal cord when it is included in the treatment field; responsible for generating an optimal treatment plan that will create a balance between delivering the prescription the physician has written while ensuring the patient will not lose important healthy organ function; participate in treatment simulation including providing assistance with patient immobilization and positioning.

Job Responsibilities:

• Involved in all aspects of patient care performing all medical dosimetry tasks;

• Responsible for designing a treatment plan, using a computer or manual computation, that will deliver the prescribed radiation dose to the patient after Radiation Oncologist consults with patient, determines treatment plan;

• Responsible for specialized radiation dose distribution calculations according to the physician’s prescription given to a cancer patient while taking into consideration the dose-limiting structures, such as the eye when treating the brain, the heart when treating the lung, or the spinal cord when it is included in the treatment field;

• Responsible for generating an optimal treatment plan that will create a balance between delivering the prescription the physician has written while ensuring the patient will not lose important healthy organ function;

• Participate in treatment simulation including providing assistance with patient immobilization and positioning.

• Must hold Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Dosimetry, Radiologic Sciences, or a related field;

• Must be certified by AAMD's Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) or eligible for certification.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran