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Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Dosimetrist with Terre Haute Regional Hospital, you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Terre Haute Regional Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

+ Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

+ Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

+ Colleague recognition program

+ Time Away from Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Terre Haute Regional Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Dosimetrist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position summary

The medical dosimetrist is a member of the radiation oncology team and has knowledge of the overall radiation treatment equipment and procedures performed in external and brachytherapy irradiation. The medical dosimetrist must also generate 3-D computer plans and dose calculations in collaboration with the medical physicist and radiation oncologist.

Behavioral characteristics:

+ Able to deal efficiently and ethically in all areas of responsibility.

+ Verbal ability is necessary to understand oral and written instructions and to exchange information with patients and hospital staff.

+ Must have ability to establish positive communication with people who may be under emotional and physical stress.

+ Must be able to work with precision in aligning the equipment for therapy treatments per the physician’s orders.

+ Must learn the department’s/hospital’s processes and services and participate in improving them to meet the hospital’s patient/customer focus as evidenced by suggestions, reporting occurrences, and team participation.

+ Must have ability to perform cognitive tasks

+ Demonstrates behaviors that are relative to the HCA Mission and Values Statement: “We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness in the way we conduct our business and the way we live our lives.”

Position responsibilities:

+ Designs a treatment plan by means of computer and/or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed radiation dose and field placement technique in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription to a defined tumor volume

+ Considers dose-limiting structures in the design of treatment plans and document dose in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription

+ Performs or assists in treatment simulations and tumor localization on dedicated devices, including CT and MRI when indicated, for radiation oncology treatment planning

+ Oversees, performs, or assists in the fabrication of bolus, custom shields, wedges, immobilization devices, compensation filters and other such devices

+ Oversees the therapist staff in the implementation of the treatment plan including the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field

+ Performs calculations for the accurate delivery of the Radiation Oncologist’s prescribed dose, document all pertinent information in the patient record, both paper and E-chart and verify the mathematical accuracy of all calculations by computer and manual calculation comparison

+ Assists in intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy procedures and in the subsequent manual and/or computer calculation of the dose distributions of these treatments

+ Reports erratic operation of equipment to Physicist and/or Supervisor or to the Radiation Oncologist

+ Operates and performs quality assurance, under the direction of the Medical Physicist, on the treatment planning computer

+ Performs routine duties independent of supervision, but consults with the Radiation Oncologist and Medical Physicist as required

+ Has working knowledge of radiation safety and current rules and regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

+ Assists in orientation of new personnel in department · Performs monthly QA congruency film on Simulator dependent on rotation

+ Processes appropriate charges on patients for physics and dosimetry procedures

+ Understands and satisfies the needs of the patient population appropriate to the age of the patient served (adults, geriatric, adolescent, pediatric, and parents of neonates).

+ Performs other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the department

+ Transports patients as needed

+ Makes follow-up and treatment appointments in electronic schedule as needed

+ Prepares special reports or paperwork when indicated

+ Answers phones as needed

+ Performs holiday and vacation coverage for department as assigned

+ Attend Code of Conduct training course annually

+ Demonstrate an understanding of and adherence to HCA’s Code of Conduct

+ Demonstrates conduct that is reflective of THRH’s commitment to HCA’s Code of Conduct

+ Must Adhere to the Standards of Behavior for Terre Haute Regional Hospital as per the Customer Relations Policy

Essential educational/licensure, skills and experience:

+ Certified Medical Dosimetrist

Certification:

+ BLS must be maintained throughout employment with Terre Haute Regional Hospital (unless designated as a work from home employee).

Terre Haute Regional Hospital (https://regionalhospital.com/) has provided quality healthcare services since 1882. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 275+ bed hospital is a leading acute care facilities in Indiana. Terre Haute is the only full-service hospital in the area accredited by The Joint Commission. We have provided quality care to the Wabash Valley community for 135 years. Services include the region’s only Level II trauma center, cardiovascular services--including open-heart surgery and cardiac catheterization; oncology services, which include radiation therapy and outpatient infusion; labor and delivery, including a neonatal intensive care unit; an inpatient behavioral health unit; and other specialized inpatient areas, including intensive care and inpatient rehabilitation units.

At Terre Haute Regional Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, people and our community. We are committed to each other. When we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Dosimetrist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.