Radiation Therapist 2

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital; Fairfax (VA); On-site; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Radiation Therapist 2 to join their dynamic team. This role involves administering radiation treatments, maintaining patient records, and ensuring quality assurance on advanced equipment. You will work closely with patients and healthcare professionals to deliver top-notch care in a supportive environment. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and educational assistance. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care and thrive in a collaborative setting, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Retirement Matching

Tuition Assistance

Mental Health Support

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Schedules

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in Radiation Therapy with linear accelerators.
• Effective communication with patients and healthcare teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer radiation treatments and maintain accurate treatment records.
• Perform daily quality assurance on radiation equipment.

Skills

Radiation Therapy

Patient Communication

Quality Assurance

Dosimetry

Education

Associate degree in Radiation Therapy

Certification as American Registered Radiologic Technologist

Tools

Linear Accelerators

Computed Tomography Machines

Job description

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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is seeking a full-time Radiation Therapist 2 to join the team. This position is Part–time (20 hours), scheduled Monday – Friday. We offer competitive pay based on experience; plus, don’t forget about our other amazing benefits and perks!

Inova Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more!
  
  

Radiation Therapist 2 Job Responsibilities

• The Radiation Therapist 2 communicates effectively with patients, families, medical staff, healthcare team members, supervisors and outside contacts. Responsible for treatment modalities and protocols to accurately set-up and administer radiation treatments on a daily basis.
• Maintains accurate records of daily treatments and other records as required; Documents any corrections in charts resulting from changes in the originally prescribed course of treatment.
• Ensures that portal verification films are taken at appropriate intervals; Recognizes the need for adjustments in treatment ports when comparing simulation/portal films or patient positions; Prepares immobilization devices in accordance with physician prescriptions.
• Positions patients for initial definition of tumor volume to be determined by physicians; Films specified treatment volume for review and approval by physicians.
• Marks/tattoos appropriate body anatomy for daily re-positioning on linear accelerator; Documents or captures patient measurements and machine treatment parameters for dosimetry planning and calculations; Acquires Computed Tomography machine data sets for patient positioning, contours and set-up parameters.
• Performs daily quality assurance on linear accelerators, simulators and Computed Tomography machines to verify accurate output of designated parameters; Reports erratic operation of equipment to physics; Verifies operation of emergency shutoffs and interlocks; Reports any discrepancies to physics.
• Participates or helps with in-vivo dosimetry measurements and special dosimetry.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.
  
  

Radiation Therapist 2 Requirements

• Work Schedule: Full-time Day Shift: Monday to Friday
• Education: Associate degree in Radiation Therapy or Certification.
• Experience: 2 years of experience as a Staff Radiation Therapy department with experience in linear accelerators and patient simulation
• Certifications:
• American Registered Radiologic Technologist required upon start.
• Basic Life Support form AHA required upon start.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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