Radiation Therapist I (Oncology)

Join the transformative team at , where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The successful candidate:

Join the transformative team at, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

City of Hope is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases. Our dedicated staff works tirelessly to find cures, provide personalized treatment, and support patients and their families.

Position Overview:

City of Hope is seeking a highly skilled and motivatedRadiation Therapist that ensures the most optimal radiation therapy treatments are provided to our patients. This position will work among a team of professionals in operations with treatment delivery, simulation, and brachytherapy, or any other care related to the radiation therapy treatments.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Maintains good staff interpersonal skills, by providing a work example to patients, peers, and other staff members.

• Portrays professional demeanor and conduct in dealing with all patients, and staff by upholding the COH mission and values.

• Assures that all department rules and regulations are followed. Observes all radiation safety measures for patients and personnel.

• Maintains all equipment in safe and satisfactory working order, and report all defects, deficiencies or problems to service engineer, physicist, and lead therapist.

• Relays important information regarding treatments to appropriate staff, and or family members in a professional timely manner.

• Assures quality and accuracy on patients' charts, and report any mistakes to physics staff and lead therapist.

• Maintains clinical proficiency at all times. Meets all requirements of skills for the 6 month competency evaluation.

• Attends all department/ in-service meetings, and if not able to attend, notifies lead therapist.

Qualifications

Minimum Education Requirements

• 2 or 4 year degree in the field of Radiation Therapy, or certificate in an accredited radiation therapy program is required.

Minimum Experience

• One-year recent experience in an acute care facility as a nursing assistant or equivalent

Req. Certification/Licensure

• Current BLS (Obtain AHA certificate within 30 days of hire)

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists certification in radiation therapy or show proof of working towards this certification (ARRT).

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