UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

Senior Dosimetrist

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeUnited StatesNo salary listedRemote

About the Job

Requirements

Certification by the American Board of Medical Dosimetry, or eligibility to sit for the Dosimetrist examination, is required.
A bachelor's degree or higher is required.
Knowledge of operating 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.
Proficiency in external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning.
Ability to perform and analyze in-vivo and in-phantom measurements.
Knowledge of current radiotherapy treatment techniques.
Ability to assess and plot radiation dose distributions.
Skill in providing treatment-planning and dose-calculation services for patient treatment and diagnosis with external, interstitial, intracavitary, and distributed internal sources.
Knowledge of radiation safety principles and health physics.
Knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, and radiation physics.
Experience reading X-ray films to determine anatomical sites.
Ability to exercise independent judgment and problem-solving in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care within radiotherapy.
Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, exercise diplomacy in dealing with others, secure cooperation from colleagues, and communicate effectively with patients and medical staff.
Ability to appropriately interact with and provide special assistance to pediatric and geriatric patients.
Ability to work variable shifts, including evenings and weekends.
Skill in mathematics, including algebra and trigonometry.
The final candidate who accepts an offer must disclose whether, within the previous seven years, they were subject to a final administrative or judicial decision determining misconduct, or filed an appeal of a substantiated-misconduct finding with a previous employer.
Current and former University of California employees are subject to a personnel file review.

Desired Qualifications

Three years of full-time dosimetry experience is preferred.

Required:

Certification by the American Board of Medical Dosimetry or eligibility to sit for the 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.
Ability to assess and plot radiation dose distributions.
Skill in providing treatment planning and dose-calculation services for patient treatment and diagnosis with external, interstitial, intracavitary, and distributed internal sources.
Knowledge of the principles of radiation safety and Health Physics.
Knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, radiation physics.
Experience in the reading of x-ray films to determine anatomical sites.
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 appropriately interact with and provide special assistance to various age groups of patients, i.e., pediatric and geriatric patients.
Ability to work variable shifts, including evenings and weekends.
Skill in mathematics including algebra and trigonometry

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25.3M
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 1955

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