Radiation Therapist

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Maternity Leave

Bereavement Leave

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Full-Time Radiation Therapist in Lexington, KY. This role offers a $15,000 sign on bonus for qualified individuals. You will administer therapeutic doses of radiation and maintain treatment equipment while providing patient education and excellent customer relations.

The position requires being available for on-call duties, including weekends and holidays. Ideal candidates should have an Associate degree and be registered by the American Registry of Radiologic

Qualifications

• Must be able to be on call, including weekends and holidays.
• Flexible to work above standard hours to meet staffing needs.
• New graduates are acceptable with condition of passing boards within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Administer therapeutic doses of radiation as prescribed by the physician.
• Maintain treatment equipment and records.
• Monitor treatment area.
• Accurately deliver a planned course of radiotherapy.

Skills

Patient education

Ionizing radiation equipment

Customer relations

Education

Associate degree

Registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology

State Radiation Operator Certification

Basic Life Support

Job description

Summary Job Description

Radiation Therapist Full-Time, Days Lexington, KY $15,000 sign on bonus for qualified individuals Baptist Health outpatient oncology, where compassionate care meets advanced treatment.

Our cancer center offers medical oncology, infusion therapy, radiation oncology, and genetic counseling. We also provide nutritional counseling, palliative care, psychological support, and access to support services. Our expert oncologists and team create personalized treatment plans with the latest technologies. From diagnosis through recovery, we ensure patients and caregivers receive continuous support and education. At Baptist Health, we treat the whole person, offering hope and strength on every patient’s journey.

Description

• Must be able to be on call, including weekends and holidays, and flexible to work above standard hours to meet staffing needs.
• Utilizes ionizing-radiation producing equipment to administer therapeutic doses of radiation as prescribed by the physician for each patient undergoing a prescribed course of radiotherapy.
• Maintains treatment equipment and records, monitoring treatment area, and other duties as needed.
• Accurately delivers a planned course of radiotherapy by administering treatment in a safe manner.
• Demonstrates how to use Linacs and CT simulator and perform patient treatments.
• Provides patient education, scheduling and excellent customer relations.
• Correctly documents and captures charges for procedures.

Requirements

• Associate degree
• New graduates will be acceptable for initial hire with the understanding that the individual must pass boards within 3 months of hire
• Registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology in Radiation Therapy
• State Radiation Operator Certification
• Basic Life Support
• Radiation Oncology preferred

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support

Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation,

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

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