Radiation Therapist

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

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
Administers radiation therapy treatments to oncology patients. Works includes assessment, intervention, calculations, documentation and patient education. Works is performed under the general supervision of a radiation therapy supervisor and is evaluated by conformance to standards and procedures.

Responsibilities:
1. Administers radiation therapy in accordance with physician's instructions and the patient's treatment plan. Enters data into computer and set controls to operate and adjust equipment and regulate dosage.
2. Assists physicians, radiation oncologists, clinical physicists and others as necessary to prepare physical and technical aspects of radiation treatment plans, using information about patient condition and anatomy. Constructs patient immobilization devices as ordered by physicians
3. Maintains patient and billing records, reports and files according to department policies and procedures, including information as radiation dosages, equipment settings, and patients? reactions
4. Performs routine and complex radiation therapy treatments such as total body irradiation, stereotactic radiosurgery, and low and high brachytherapy according to established practices and standards.
5. Prepares equipment and room for patient. Uses appropriate protective equipment and procedures to ensure safety of patients, self, and others. Performs quality assurance procedures per state and federal guidelines.
6. Provides on-the-job clinical instruction and evaluation for student radiation therapists.

Other Information

Education Requirements:

• Graduation from a Radiation Therapy Technologist program accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
• (Previously - the Council of Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA).)

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Radiation Therapy certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Or Board Eligible (must receive certification within one year of hire)

Professional Experience Requirements:

• No prior experience required.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Radiation Oncology

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$35.87 - $51.57 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
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