Radiation Therapist - 49% Per Diem

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - Los Angeles Health is seeking a Radiation Therapist to support patient care across UCLA Health Radiation Oncology sites. The role involves scheduling, dose calculations, data entry, and collaboration with physicians, physicists, and dosimetrists during simulations and CT planning.

You will administer ionizing radiation per prescriptions and provide basic patient care in a high-volume setting.

Qualifications

• ARRT certification and California CRT license required.
• Experience with MR, CT, HDR units and linear accelerators.
• Ability to work as part of a team and communicate with patients.
• Ability to lift cerrobend blocks up to 35 pounds.
• Knowledge of physics as applied to Radiation Therapy.
• Strong patient interaction in a high-volume clinical setting.
• Familiarity with isolation procedures for immuno-suppressed patients.

Responsibilities

• Schedule appointments and coordinate patient flow in radiation therapy.
• Perform dose calculations and enter treatment data accurately.
• Collaborate with physicians, physicists and dosimetrists during simulations and CT planning.
• Administer ionizing radiation per physician prescriptions and provide basic patient care.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Lift up to 35 lbs

Physics knowledge

Medical terminology reading

Tools

MR Scanner

CT Scanner

HDR units

Linear Accelerators

Job description

Description

Under the general supervision of the Chief Radiation Therapy Technologist, this role supports the delivery of patient care through a variety of clinical and administrative functions. Key responsibilities include scheduling appointments, performing dose calculations, entering treatment data, and collaborating with physicians, physicists, and dosimetrists during simulations and treatment planning CTs.

The technologist will also administer ionizing radiation in accordance with physician prescriptions and perform basic patient care duties, ensuring safe, accurate, and compassionate treatment for patients undergoing radiation therapy.

This is a per diem position, may convert to career.

This position will rotate at all UCLA Health Radiation Oncology sites.

Salary: $117.99 hourly

Qualifications

Required:

• BLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
  
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification and California State License in Radiation Therapy (CRT
  
• Skill in working with different types of treatment machines such as MR Scanner, CT Scanner, HDR units and Linear Accelerators and ability to recognize when hazardous conditions may exist.
  
• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating with colleagues.
  
• Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients and their relatives in a high volume, continuous public contact setting.
  
• Ability to deal with the pressures of a critical care area.
  
• Skill in inspecting treatment machines to assure they conform to present standards.
• Skill in prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely manner when there are changes in workload, machine breakdowns, heavy patient volume and emergency cases.
  
• Ability to lift cerrobend blocks weighing up to 35 pounds.
  
• Knowledge of basic physics as applicable to Radiation Therapy.
  
• Skill in communicating various technical aspects of Radiation Therapy at a level understood by patients.
  
• Knowledge of a variety of treatment techniques to assist physicians in treatment planning to ensure optimum treatment is given to all patients.
  
• Skill in recognizing and reporting any adverse patient therapy reactions.
  
• Skill in reading documents written with medical terminology and ability to read and implement computer-generated physics treatment plans.
  
• Knowledge of basic nursing procedures.
• Working knowledge of University procedures regarding isolation of immuno-suppressed patients.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with physicians and physicists.