Radiation Therapist - 50% Per Diem

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 134.000 - 191.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

UCLA Health Radiation Oncology seeks a Radiation Therapy Technologist to support patient care under supervision. Responsibilities include scheduling, dose calculations, data entry, and collaboration with physicians, physicists, and dosimetrists during simulations and planning CTs.

The role administers ionizing radiation per prescriptions and provides basic patient care, ensuring safe, accurate, and compassionate treatment.

Formación

• ARRT certification and California State License in Radiation Therapy (CRT) required.
• BLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
• Ability to work with different treatment machines such as MR Scanner, CT Scanner, HDR units and Linear Accelerators.
• 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.
• Knowledge of basic physics as applicable to Radiation Therapy.
• Knowledge of basic nursing procedures.
• Working knowledge of University procedures regarding isolation of immuno-suppressed patients.

Responsabilidades

• Schedule appointments and manage patient flow.
• Perform dose calculations and enter treatment data.
• Collaborate with physicians, physicists, and dosimetrists during simulations and treatment planning CTs.
• Administer ionizing radiation in accordance with physician prescriptions and perform basic patient care duties.

Conocimientos

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Herramientas

MR Scanner

CT Scanner

HDR units

Linear Accelerators

Descripción del empleo

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.