Radiation Therapist - 50% Per Diem

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles seeks a Per Diem Radiation Therapy Technologist to support patient care across Radiation Oncology sites.

You will schedule, perform dose calculations, enter data, and work with physicians, physicists, and dosimetrists during simulations and treatment planning CTs. This role rotates across UCLA Health Radiation Oncology sites and requires BLS/ARRT and CA CRT certification with compassionate patient care.

Qualifications

• BLS certification from AHA or Red Cross.
• ARRT certification and California CRT license.
• Experience with MR/CT scanners and treatment machines.
• Ability to work in a high-volume clinical setting.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Schedule appointments and coordinate patient flow.
• Perform dose calculations and enter treatment data.
• Collaborate with physicians, physicists, and dosimetrists during simulations and planning CTs.
• Administer ionizing radiation per physician prescriptions.
• Rotate between UCLA Health Radiation Oncology sites.
• Support safe, accurate, and compassionate patient care.

Skills

BLS Certification

ARRT Certification

CRT License (CA)

Team Collaboration

Patient Care Skills

Radiation Therapy Equipment

Tools

MR Scanner

CT Scanner

HDR Units

Linear Accelerators

Job description

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Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

variable hours within Monday through Friday; between 6am to 7pm as business needs and rotate between all Radiation Oncology areas

Posted Date

09/18/2026

Salary Range: $117.99 - 117.99 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32881

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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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

Job Qualifications

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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.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.