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Job Highlights:
Join a team where your work matters-every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you will be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.
- Department: Imaging Radiation Therapy
- Schedule: part time 24 hours/week
- Sign On Bonus - available for qualified applicants
- Requirements: Completion of Radiation Oncology program and ARRT-T credential
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Job Summary:
Administers radiation therapy by exposing specific areas of the patient's body to prescribed doses of radiation.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepares and positions patients and selects anatomic parameters accurately.
- Delivers appropriate patient treatment plan in collaboration with physician and dosimetrist.
- Maintains detailed records of all therapy sessions.
- Maintains and adjusts necessary equipment, including linear accelerator.
- Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately.
- Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards.
- Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).
- Assists in maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Associate's degree or completion of a radiation certification program
EXPERIENCE
- No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent lifting/moving of patients.
- Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Rare kneeling and sitting.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- ARRT-T Radiation Therapy - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
- And
- Radiation Therapist - Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)
State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- ARRT-T Radiation Therapy - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type:
Department:
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