Dosimetrist – Medical Physics

Job title:

Dosimetrist – Medical Physics

Firm

Nova Scotia Well being Authority

Job description

​Req ID: 175174
Firm: Nova Scotia Well being
Location: Central Zone, Dickson Constructing – QEII
Division: CANC Medical Physics CZ
Sort of Employment: Everlasting Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 place(s)
Standing: NSGEU Healthcare Place
Posting Closing Date: 27-Mar-24

Nova Scotia Well being is the most important supplier of well being providers in Nova Scotia, with some specialised providers additionally provided to shoppers all through Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to attain excellence in well being, therapeutic and studying by working collectively, which is mirrored within the hospitals, well being centres and community-based applications we function throughout the province. Our passionate group of execs gives a wide range of high-quality inpatient and outpatient providers together with educational, tertiary, and quaternary care, in addition to persevering with care, main well being care, public well being, and psychological well being and addictions. Be a part of a various group of innovators, collaborators and inventive thinkers at this time.

Nova Scotia Well being employs professionals in all corners of our lovely province. We imagine there’s a spot right here for everybody to name dwelling, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint cities with picturesque trails. The work-life steadiness that comes with a Nova Scotia Well being position means you will have the time to discover, uncover, and take part in that coveted Atlantic life-style. Go to us at this time and take a look at to see why extra individuals from throughout the globe are shifting right here.

Concerning the Alternative

The Division of Medical Physics of Nova Scotia Well being Authority, Atlantic Canada’s largest educational well being care group, is recruiting a Medical Dosimetrist to affix the Most cancers Care Program on the QEII Well being Sciences Centre web site in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Medical Dosimetrist is an important member of the most cancers care group bringing talent and data related to radiation remedy therapy planning and supply. Becoming a member of the present praise of 11 fulltime Medical Dosimetrists, the profitable candidate will likely be answerable for offering radiation remedy therapy planning for sufferers present process radiation remedy for most cancers therapy. Along with working with radiation therapists, medical physicists, and radiation oncologists, the profitable candidate will help within the educating of medical dosimetry to radiation oncology residents, medical physics residents and different trainees. Working remotely on a rotational foundation is an possibility with these positions.

The therapy facility in Halifax contains seven Varian linear accelerators, together with 5 TrueBeam items, and one Ethos unit used for each picture guided and adaptive therapy. Within the coming 12 months, three C-arm items will likely be changed by Ethos items. A progressive vary of radiation therapy is obtainable, together with VMAT for a majority of radical circumstances, cranial SRS/SRT and SBRT for lung, liver, prostate and backbone indications, and VMAT-based Complete Marrow Irradiation. Therapy planning is finished utilizing Eclipse and Ethos Therapy Administration deployed by a skinny shopper structure. CT, MRI and PET imaging and cyclotron services are on web site.

Halifax is a bustling capital port metropolis on Nova Scotia’s Atlantic Coast and is understood worldwide for its magnificence, appeal and welcoming communities. There isn’t any scarcity of thrilling locations to discover with its mixture of historic nationwide websites, Victorian gardens, mountain climbing trails, superb eating places, museums and artwork galleries. In search of a sandy seaside spot on a wonderful summer season day? Go to one of many many attractive seashores, with white sands and crystal clear waters, all inside an hour’s drive of Halifax.
Whether or not you select a quiet shoreline neighborhood or need to be within the centre of motion within the downtown core, you will you’ll want to discover your good place to name dwelling.

About You

The certified candidate should fulfill ONE of the next: * Maintain the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) Licensed Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) credential;

• Be eligible for certification by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) on the time of utility, see http://www.mdcb.org/certification-exam-information/eligibility;
• Be able to profitable completion of a JRCERT Dosimetry Program to be able to grow to be eligible for certification by the MDCB. Following completion of a JRCERT Dosimetry Program, a proposal will likely be contingent upon profitable completion of the MDCB certification examination.

As well as, fascinating credentials and attributes embrace:

• The Canadian Affiliation of Medical Radiation Technologists Dosimetry Certificates (CDC), see http://www.camrt.ca/professional-development/certificate-programs/cdc/
• An in-depth data of therapy planning and the bodily ideas of dose calculation
• A observe report of analysis associated to dosimetry
• Expertise in CT and MRI imaging for radiation remedy therapy planning
• A demonstrated report of educating or mentoring
• A capability to work independently and reliably inside a cohesive group
• Distinctive organizational and time administration abilities with the power to establish priorities
• A capability to keep up confidentiality
• Demonstrated capability to work constructively and positively inside a small group surroundings
• Competencies in different languages an asset, French most well-liked

Please guarantee your resume is updated and contains all related training, expertise, coaching, and certifications.

Hours

Everlasting, Full Time; 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$48.54 – $52.61 Hourly

As soon as You have Utilized

Thanks to your curiosity on this place. Solely these candidates chosen for an interview will likely be contacted.

​It is a Healthcare bargaining unit place. Choice is given to bargaining unit workers for unionized positions. Staff are inspired to view their seniority hours and dates of their SuccessFactors on-line profile. Profitable candidates altering unions, bargaining items or employment standing, are suggested to hunt clarification concerning their seniority, advantages, and trip entitlement and/or utilization, previous to accepting the place.

Most well-liked candidates should be capable of show proof of main sequence of COVID -19 vaccine at time of rent.

Nova Scotia Well being is dedicated to being a workforce that is freed from discrimination, values range and is consultant, in any respect job ranges, of the individuals we serve. We encourage all certified candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Individuals of Color, Overseas Nationals/Newcomers, Individuals with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to use and self-identify.

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Anticipated wage

$48.54 – 52.61 per hour

Location

Halifax, NS

Job date

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:10:10 GMT

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