Union: Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union Bargaining Unit: SGEU - Saskatchewan Cancer Agency Facility: Department: Medical Physics Type: Full time regular Shift Information: Days Number of Hours per Rotation: In a 3 week rotation : 14 shift(s) of 7.77 hours Reporting to the Director or Manager of Medical Physics, the Chief Medical Dosimetrist is responsible for daily planning, organizing and supervision of assigned operational aspects of the Dosimetry team within the Medical Physics Department.

The Chief Medical

Dosimetrist serves as point of contact for interdepartmental and extra-departmental issues pertaining to Dosimetry.

The Chief Medical

Dosimetrist monitors compliance with radiation therapy practice standards to ensure that high quality, safe treatment plans are accurately produced and administered to cancer patients requiring radiation therapy.

The Chief Medical

Dosimetrist ensures the work environment enables and supports excellence in dosimetry and promotes high quality work life and safety for Medical Dosimetrists. This position works directly with the Chief Medical Dosimetrist of the second site to ensure provincial standardization.

The Chief Medical

Dosimetrist assumes the responsibilities of the Medical Dosimetrist when required.The Chief Medical Dosimetrist has knowledge of the overall characteristics and clinical relevance of radiation oncology in the management of cancer or other disease processes, with special expertise in radiation therapy treatment planning.



Bachelor degree/Diploma in Radiation Therapy Canadian Dosimetry Certificate (CDC) or Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) Graduate Level - Leadership Certificate (or equivalent) Three (3) years previous experience as a qualified Medical Dosimetrist Licensed with College of Medical Radiation Imaging Professionals Society (CMRIPS) Membership with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) Strong leadership skills to manage medical dosimetry team including coaching, teaching, mentoring, giving effective feedback and supporting the staff through change. Expertise in the technical aspects of radiation oncology and medical physics to develop optimal treatment plans.

Expert working knowledge of radiation therapy and treatment planning software systems. Knowledgeable in the areas of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, radiation physics, and radiation safety. Knowledgeable in health care informatics - including the resources, devices, and methods to acquire, store and retrieve data.

Competence in the use of basic office software such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, WebEx, and Outlook. Possess good communication and interpersonal skills to support the exchange of information with patients, family members, and the radiation oncology treatment team as well as outside entities Works independently, but in collaboration with the radiation oncologist, medical physicist and others. Accuracy of fine motor movement is required to perform detailed outlining of anatomical structures using the computer mouse.

📌 Chief Medical Dosimetrist (Saskatoon)
🏢 Saskatchewan Health Authority
📍 Saskatoon