Job Description

Your Opportunity:

The Radiation Therapy Department at the Tom Baker Cancer Center offers an amazing location near the heart of Calgary. Close to the mountains and sunny skies year round. This opportunity offers you a chance to join a passionate team, which is dedicated to exceptional patient care and a fun work environment. Further excitement in Calgary is around the new cancer centre featuring CT Sim, MRI Sim, adaptive RT utilizing MR Linac technology, external beam radiation with Varian Linacs, MRI guided brachy therapy, a provincial TBI program and much more! We look forward to your application. As a Dosimetrist IA, you will provide subject matter expertise of the overall characteristics and clinical relevance of Radiation Oncology treatment, machines/equipment and procedures commonly used in Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy. Your experience and technical knowledge will be instrumental in developing the delivery plan for radiation treatments, selecting radiation energy and other treatment parameters for the approval of the Radiation Oncologist. You will generate radiation dose calculation and distribution in collaboration with the medical physicist and Radiation Oncologist.

Description:

As a Dosimetrist I, you will work under the supervision of the Dosimetrist II. You will focus on the planning aspect of pre-treatment and work alongside therapists.

• Classification: Dosimetrist IA (ACB)
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Radiation Therapy
• Primary Location: Calgary Cancer Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 05-MAY-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 15-MAY-2023
• Temporary End Date: 31-MAR-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $44.99
• Maximum Salary: $58.11
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Medical Radiation Therapy diploma and Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) certification, or equivalent. Minimum of 2 years of treatment machine experience preferably as a Radiation Therapist II or equivalent, and six months of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities. Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required. Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum of one year in treatment planning/Dosimetry.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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