Chief Dosimetrist

Description

Manages the administrative and operational activities of dosimetry services. Plans, schedule and directs the activities of dosimetry staff including working knowledge of anticipated radiation treatment and planning. Assists in and evaluates the development and implementation of departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for designing, planning and calculating distribution of doses and volumetric information for radiation oncology treatments. Performs quality assurance reviews of patient treatment records to verify proper documentation of treatment, doses and overall patient plan quality. Clinically instructs and trains dosimetry students, radiation therapy technology students and physician and physics residents in treatment planning process. This Classification requires registration, certification or licensure with the appropriate agency as identified on the Primary Source Verification Matrix. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.