Lead Radiation Therapist - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Days - Full Time

Hours:

Shift Start Time:

8 AM

Shift End Time:

4:30 PM

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

No Weekends

On-Call Required:

Yes

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$67.070 - $86.540 - $96.930

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

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What You Will Do

Under the direction of the Radiation Oncologist, Physicist or Manager, the Lead Radiation Therapist is responsible for department operations including patient work flow, patient safety, treatment delivery, scheduling, competencies, yearly staff evaluations, quality, policies, and fiscal responsibility.

Required Qualifications

• 3 Years Experience in a Radiation Therapy department
• Experience and knowledge of radiation therapy
• Must have experience keeping neat, accurate records, following physician's orders and interacting with patients.
• Certified Radiation Therapy (T)(ARRT) - ARRT -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience
  
  
  

Essential Functions

• Customer service Exhibits courtesy and cooperation, and respect towards patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in all interpersonal and telephone interactions. Creates a positive public image and harmonious work environment. Exchanges ideas or information readily and effectively, both in oral and written form. Follows chain of command.
• Leadership Leadership/ Human Resources Management Promotes staff accountability and empowerment by utilizing available resources to educate and guide radiation technologists. Prioritize daily divisional functions, assign tasks and oversee the functions of subordinates to ensure quality and consistent outcomes and optimal departmental performance. Hires, coaches, counsels, trains and conducts timely annual performance appraisals.
  
  
  

Manages Timecards And Other Operational Requirements For Direct Reports.

Provides an environment that challenges and creates opportunities for recognition of an individual's worth and ability to meet and exceed standards.

Leads and/or participates on task forces to support the needs of the department.

Ensure department strives toward systemization through procedure review and implementation.

Exhibits team building, collaboration, and models the Sharp Mission, Values and Philosophy.

• Meeting participation Participates in a pro-active manner, in both identifying concerns and offering solutions. Participates in the following meetings: Body Mechanics, Disaster Procedures, Fire, Safety, Hazardous Materials, and Infection Control.
• Patient care Interprets and performs prescribed treatment plan. Maintains pre-treatment and treatment records: for simple dose-calculations as required. Operates simulator/mold and treatment equipment. Assist in preparation of weekly chart rounds. Maintains daily treatment schedules. Fabricates immobilization/positioning and treatment devises, i.e., molds/blocks. Assist MD with treatment simulation, body contouring and use of immobilization molds. Assist with treatment planning, hyperthermia brachytherapy and other procedures. Photographs (Polaroid) patients for documentation purposes. Physician's orders are correctly interpreted. Reviewed annually for proficiency in treating adult and geriatric cancer patients. Patient satisfaction achieves oncology service-wide target. There is evidence of patient satisfaction through the verbal comments from patients themselves or through their physician and written feedback from patient evaluation cards.
• Quality support and operations Initiate supplies/charges on billing documents. Assist in maintenance of inventory in clinical area. Assist in continuous quality improvement. Report equipment failure to supervisor. Secure and return supplies. Maintains cleanliness.
• Resource utilization Demonstrates an orderly and logical approach to resource utilization. Consistently utilizes time management skills to improve efficiency/ effectiveness ratio. Recognizes external factors and positively adjusts to change. Readily and willing adjusts to changes in the work environment.
• Teamwork Follows instructions and works with minimal supervision. Complies with work schedules and deadlines. Consistently exerts positive energy to identify, recommend, and participate in problem resolution, in an objective manner.
  
  
  

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class