Description
Thomas Jefferson University is now accepting applications for a Medical Dosimetrist in the Department of Radiation Oncology. The department is seeking a highly motivated dosimetrist to join Jefferson’s dynamic, collegiate, and expanding dosimetry team.
Department Portfolio
The Department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University currently consists of 15 dosimetrists, 26 medical physicists, 21 radiation oncologists, 7 physics residents, and 6 postdoctoral research fellows. Radiation Oncology has 7 locations: the Bodine Center for Cancer Treatment in Center City Philadelphia, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Asplundh Cancer Pavilion, Torresdale Hospital, Jefferson New Jersey, Einstein Health, and Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital. Further expansion in the Lehigh Valley region will integrate five additional radiation oncology locations.
System-wide equipment includes Varian and Elekta Linacs, a ViewRay MRI-Linac, CyberKnife, and Elekta’s brachytherapy studio. Treatment planning is performed mainly with Eclipse in conjunction with the MOSAIQ record-and-verify system. Jefferson faculty leads highly impactful and diverse research programs. The group currently has multiple ongoing projects funded by the National Cancer Institute, vendor partnered research, as well as Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center funding. Research topics include functional imaging, AI and machine learning, adaptive planning, and multi-lesion SRS planning. Jefferson has a longstanding history of educating trainees. The dosimetry team participates in educating medical residents, medical physics residents, Jefferson dosimetry program students, as well as research trainees.
Positional Overview
We are recruiting for a Dosimetrist position based at the Asplundh Cancer Pavilion, located in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The Asplundh site treats approximately 70 external beam patients per day on three Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators. Staffing includes 3 radiation oncologists, 4 medical physicists, 3 dosimetrists,13 radiation therapists. Trainees include 1 medical physics resident and 1 Jefferson dosimetry student.
Dosimetry planning responsibilities will include 3D, IMRT, VMAT, SBRT and SRS. Experience with MIM, RadCalc and EZFluence is desirable. The ideal candidate will be a strong treatment planner and an excellent communicator. CMD certification is preferred for this role. The position offers the potential for 20-40% remote work. The position offers an appealing mix of working in a robust clinic within a large hospital network, access to advanced equipment, opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research, as well as excellent work-life balance. Applicants should forward a curriculum vitae to the physics administrative assistant, Ms. Julianne Johnson at Julianne.Johnson@jefferson.edu.
