Radiation Therapist
Radiation Therapist
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20-09-2024
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Job Description
The Radiation Therapist operates all radiation therapy equipment setsup and treats patients as per physician prescription maintains patient treatment records provides instruction to patients practices radiation safety principles practices sterile technique and maintains assigned work area. Performs other duties as assigned.
Grade: 895
Include but are not limited to:
- Operates all CT/SIM and treatment equipment including linear accelerators and high dose rate after loading machine.
- Performs morning check and warmup of CT/SIM and/or accelerators.
- Operates treatment machines as well as all patient support assemblies as well as Record and Verify system.
- Treats patients with prescribed mode energy dose and monitor units/treatment time as prescribed by a physician.
- Performs patient setups as per physician prescription and according to Department Policies and Procedures.
- Participates in a team approach to giving radiation treatments.
- Maintains treatment records schedules patient treatments and provides patient instructions.
- Makes patient setup devices immobilization devices and radiation fieldshaping blocks.
- Prepares patient treatment chart.
- Exhibits standards of professional behavior appropriate to the agespecific needs of each patient.
- Protects patients staff visitors and self from unnecessary radiation exposure or injury.
- Prevents transmission of infectious disease through adherence to infection control practices.
- Maintains good verbal and written communication skills and works collaboratively with all staff members.
- Exhibits excellent customer service skills.
- Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
Experience
- Entry Level
Education
- High School Diploma/GED. Current CRT/ARRT Certificate and Graduate from an Accredited Radiation Therapy Program.
License Certification Registration
- Certified Radiologic Technologist Therapeutic Radiologic Technology Certificate (California) OR Radiologic Technologist Certification
- Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
- California Fluoroscopy license (required in areas where fluoroscopy is performed by the therapist for patient diagnosing)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Use of record and verify system and multileaf collimators.
- One (1) year recent and relevant experience preferred in patient treatment using various radiation therapy equipment.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type
Full Time
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