What are the responsibilities and job description for the RADIATION THERAPIST position at Oneida Health?
Job Summary
The Radiation Therapist plays a crucial role in delivering radiation therapy treatments to patients as prescribed by radiation oncologists. This position involves performing a wide range of technical duties related to radiation therapy, including simulation, treatment delivery, patient education, and record-keeping. The Radiation Therapist also provides guidance and supervision to other Radiation Therapists and Radiation Medicine staff, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of radiation therapy treatments.
Key Responsibilities
Education:
The Radiation Therapist plays a crucial role in delivering radiation therapy treatments to patients as prescribed by radiation oncologists. This position involves performing a wide range of technical duties related to radiation therapy, including simulation, treatment delivery, patient education, and record-keeping. The Radiation Therapist also provides guidance and supervision to other Radiation Therapists and Radiation Medicine staff, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of radiation therapy treatments.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical guidance and consultation to Radiation Therapists and other Radiation Medicine staff.
- Recommend improvements to departmental operations to enhance efficiency and patient care.
- Perform all required duties of a Radiation Therapist, including simulation and localization of treatment areas.
- Monitor and perform patient treatments, ensuring accuracy and adherence to treatment plans.
- Maintain and document treatment records and summaries, creating treatment charts as prescribed by radiation oncologists.
- Educate and counsel patients on treatment procedures, providing emotional support during and after treatment.
- Produce x-ray films for verification of treatment areas and critical structures.
- Assist in specialized procedures and treatments as prescribed.
- Maintain and manage Radiation Medicine personal film and lifetime records.
- Perform equipment safety checks and inspections, including primary and secondary equipment safety checks.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate the performance of Radiation Therapy technology students.
- Maintain equipment inventory and ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures.
- Enhance professional growth and development by participating in educational programs and in-service meetings.
- Prepare written documentation as required by the profession and the department.
- Attend meetings as required and perform other related duties as assigned.
Education:
- Associate's degree or equivalent (Required).
- Three (3) years of full-time experience in the practice of Radiation Therapy (Required).
- License to practice as a radiation therapist in the State of New York (Required).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (Preferred).
- Knowledge of radiation therapy technology practices and treatment planning systems.
- Familiarity with Linear Accelerators, simulators, and multi-leaf collimators.
- Proficiency in various software applications for treatments.
- Problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Advanced competency in components of radiation therapy technology practices.
- Time management skills and ability to manage one's own time and the time of others.
- Age-specific competency knowledge.
- Frequent use of hands or fingers to manipulate, touch, or handle objects.
- Regular standing, walking, and sitting.
- Occasional reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, or crawling.
- Regular lifting and/or moving of up to ten (10) pounds, occasionally over one hundred (100) pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus.