Staff Radiation Therapist

Description

The BASS Radiation Oncology Department is seeking a Staff Radiation Therapist to join a forward-thinking team committed to creating and maintaining a culture of collaboration amongst the entire team to provide accurate, innovative and compassionate care to the patients utilizing Elekta VersaHD and Viewray MRIdian Linac. The successful candidate is responsible for administering therapeutic doses of ionizing radiation; using advanced level linear accelerators and other treatment units; and record and verify treatment software; as well as simulating patients in accordance with prescription and instruction of the Radiation Oncologists. They reliably and accurately document treatments delivered, and respectively and compassionately interact with patients.

Duties:

• Deliver      accurate, efficient and reproducible radiation therapy treatments as      indicated by prescription.
• Proper      use of a linear accelerator, use of beam monitoring equipment, TLDs, use      of appropriate treatment devices, and correct chart and port film      documentation.
• Review      diagnosis, patient chart, and identification. Review diagnosis, patient      chart, and identification.
• Perform      morning warm up QA for linear accelerator and PET/CT machines.
• Perform      accurate and efficient radiation therapy treatment simulations. This      includes proper use of a simulator, fabrication of various treatment      devices, including custom blocks and basic dosimetry. Along with      Photograph and tattooing of patients as required.
• Recognize      and report malfunctioning equipment.
• Ability      to communicate and work effectively with physicians and other staff,      recognizing the importance of cooperation and contribution to a team      effort.
• Ability      to adapt to changing circumstances and multitask.
• Ability      to communicate effectively with patients from diverse social and cultural      backgrounds, making them feel comfortable while helping to ensure a high      level of patient satisfaction. This includes patients who are severely ill      and incapacitated.
• Ability      to frequently lift, move, and transfer patients. Also, must be able to      lift and move supplies and equipment.
• Take      daily/weekly imaging to analyze and accurately reproduce patient      positioning.
• Follow      principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others. Aware of      MRI safety protocols.
• Performs      other duties as assigned

May participate in RO meetings including

• RTT      meetings
• RO      staff meeting
• RO      Chart Rounds

Requirements

Education / Certificates / Licenses

• Completion      of a 24-month course in radiologic technology and 12-month course in      radiation therapy, or a Bachelor of Science degree in radiation therapy.
• Licensure      as a Radiation Therapy Technologist, ARRT certification
• Licensure      as a Radiation Therapy Technologist, California State License (CRT)
• BLS/CPR      Certification

Required skills, knowledge, and abilities

• Knowledge      of Radiation Oncology Treatment and Imaging platforms utilizing the latest      treatment techniques including 3D Conformal, IMRT, IGRT, SRS/SBRT, and      brachytherapy procedures, clinical and operational workflows related to      radiation treatment delivery, patient billing, oncology care environments,      and regulatory standards.
• CT/Simulation      experience in all areas of radiation therapy, including brachytherapy.
• Knowledge      of the human anatomy and proper positioning of the patient to provide      treatment as prescribed.
• Experience      and/or training in treatment delivery systems and EHR platforms (Mosaiq      EHR, Epic EHR, VersaHD, AlignRT)
• Effective      in team building and working in a team environment.
• Excellent      communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability      to respect and protect confidential information.
• Ability      to make good judgments in stressful situations.
• Ability      to demonstrate a commitment to quality and excellence.

Pay Scale/Ranges:

*Employees actual pay rate will depend on a host of factors including, without limitation, job location, specialty, skillset, education, and experience. The pay scale/ranges shown are representative of the pay rates for the job title reflected above, but an employees actual pay rate will be determined on a case-by-case basis.