Radiation Therapist Aide, Per Diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Winchester (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Radiation Therapist Aide to support the Radiation Oncology team. You will greet patients, prepare treatment rooms and assist in patient positioning to ensure safe, efficient care.

You will work under supervision of a registered radiation therapist and help with equipment setup and procedural prep. The role emphasizes patient comfort, accurate patient identification, and collaboration with therapists, nurses, and physicians.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Prior healthcare or customer-service experience is preferred.
• BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and manage patient flow to treatment areas.
• Assist radiation therapist in preparing simulators and treatment rooms.
• Identify immobilization devices in patient records.
• Escort patients to/from treatment room and assist positioning.
• Participate in Time Out procedures to verify patient identity.
• Relay patient issues to radiation therapist, nurse or physician.
• Collaborate to schedule patient treatments based on preferences.
• Monitor inventory and maintain room cleanliness.
• Support infection control and safety initiatives.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Enrollment in accredited Radiation Therapy program

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Assists all members of the patients care team including: radiation therapists, radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, nurses, social workers, administration and others. Works within scope of practice and maintains direct supervision by a registered radiation therapist.

Qualifications

Job Description:

Education Required: High School Diploma or equivalent

Education Preferred: Students enrolled in an accredited Radiation Therapy program

Experience Preferred: Prior in healthcare, a clerical role and/or other positions with a strong customer service element

Certifications

Required: Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job Functions

As part of the Radiation Oncology team, the Radiation Therapist Aide:

• Greets patients and assists with patient flow to various treatment areas, floors, clinics or departments.
• Assists radiation therapist in preparing the simulator and treatment rooms for patient care to include ensuring patient specific procedure preparations, and transferring patients to and from treatment tables. Sets up treatment room prior to procedure and clean room after procedure.
• Identifies proper immobilization devices for patient in the patient's electronic medical record.
• Escort patients to and from the treatment room. Assists patient to and from the treatment couch using correct and safe lifting techniques. Help maintain patient comfort while maintaining proper patient positioning.
• Participates in Time Out procedures to identify correct patient per department policy.
• Relay patient problems and complaints to radiation therapist, nurse or physician.
• Collaborate with radiation therapists to schedule patient treatment times based on patient's preference.
• Monitors inventory, stocks supplies, including linen and empties linen hampers throughout the day. Maintains rooms and facility cleanliness.
• Participates in departmental patient safety initiatives to ensure patient safety and infection control practices at all times. Complies with established department policies, procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

Pay Range

$22.05 - $29.68

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled