Advanced Radiation Therapist — Patient Care & Treatments

UNC Health Careers; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health, located in Chapel Hill, NC, seeks a Radiation Therapist to administer prescribed radiation treatments to oncology patients. The role includes data entry, treatment plan execution, and patient education under supervision.

You will assist physicians and physicists to prepare therapy plans and ensure patient safety. The position requires graduation from a JRCERT-accredited program and ARRT certification (or eligibility with certification within one year of hire).

Qualifications

• Graduation from a Radiation Therapy Technologist program accredited by the JRCERT.
• Board eligibility with ARRT within one year of hire is required or certification obtained within one year.

Responsibilities

• Administers radiation therapy per physician instructions and treatment plan; enters data and sets controls to operate equipment and regulate dosage.
• Assists physicians and staff to prepare physical and technical aspects of treatment plans; constructs immobilization devices as ordered.
• Maintains patient and billing records, reports and files per department policies, including dosages, equipment settings, and patient reactions.
• Performs routine and complex radiation therapy treatments such as total body irradiation, stereotactic radiosurgery, and brachytherapy.
• Prepares equipment and room for patients; ensures safety with protective procedures and performs QA per guidelines.
• Provides on-the-job clinical instruction and evaluation for student radiation therapists.

Skills

Patient care

Data entry

Documentation

Patient education

Education

JRCERT-accredited Radiation Therapy Technologist program

CAHEA (previous accreditation)

Job description

UNC Health, located in Chapel Hill, NC, seeks a Radiation Therapist to administer prescribed radiation treatments to oncology patients. The role includes data entry, treatment plan execution, and patient education under supervision.

You will assist physicians and physicists to prepare therapy plans and ensure patient safety. The position requires graduation from a JRCERT-accredited program and ARRT certification (or eligibility with certification within one year of hire).