Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. 

TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center 
• Primary Stroke Center 
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care 
• Pediatric Intensive Care 
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle. 

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices. 

Your Role:

• Under the Chief Physicist’s direction, performs interpretive, patient care, and technical functions to ensure proper radiation oncology treatments are delivered to oncology patients.
• Displays an understanding of diversity.
• Demonstrates integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (I CARE values).
• Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients.
• Runs radiation therapy virtual simulations, designs treatments, distributes doses, and calculates dosages.
• Assists Chief Therapist/Rad Oncology (JC: 237401), Radiation Therapists (JC: 044702), and other staff members with implementing treatment plans.
• Participates in patient care and staff conferences.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
• Assists with quality assurance (QA) activities.
• Maintains dosimetry area supplies.
• Provides educational opportunities within Radiation Oncology (department 7050).
• Performs miscellaneous duties not expressly described herein.

Reports To:

• Chief Physicist (job code (JC): 243402)

Supervises:

• None

Required Education:

• Associate degree in medical radiation dosimetry or a related field (e.g., biology or physical science).

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in medical radiation dosimetry or a related field (e.g., biology or physical science). 

Required Experience:

• Three (3) years of directly related work experience.
  • Human Resources (HR) may accept relevant, job related, post-associate degree education in lieu of required experience on a 1-year: 1-year basis.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) credential from the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB).

Preferred Certification/License/Registry:

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registration.

Special Hiring Provision:

• Current Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) colleagues (i.e., employees) may be hired into this job classification under a contract to complete the necessary training and earn the required credential(s). 
• To be considered for such a contract, colleagues must meet the following minimum qualifications:
  • Employment: 6,240 hours (three (3) years) of work at TMH.
  • Education: Associate degree in medical radiation dosimetry or a related field (e.g., biology or physical science)
  • Experience: 6,240 hours of Radiation Therapist (JC: 044702) experience
  • Credentials: Certified as a radiation therapy technologist in accordance with Florida Statutes (FS), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 468 (Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations), Part IV (Radiological Personnel Certification). 
  • ARRT registration.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.