Radiation Therapist - Part Time (63754)

Fairfield Medical Center; Town of Lancaster (NY); Sur place; USD 41 000 - 69 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Fairfield Medical Center seeks a part-time Radiation Therapist for the Lancaster, OH area. The role delivers prescribed radiation therapy, assesses patient status, and ensures strict adherence to policies and safety standards.

Ideal candidates hold an Associate degree in radiography with ARRT certification and Ohio licensure, with 1–2 years of experience preferred. The position offers day shifts and requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years preferred in Radiation Therapy or related field.
• CPR certification required.
• State of Ohio license as radiation therapist and ARRT certification required.

Responsabilités

• Delivers prescribed radiation therapy using appropriate equipment per established practices.
• Obtains patient history, explains procedures, and monitors for adverse reactions.
• Follows department and hospital policies, safety and infection control standards.
• Schedules treatments and coordinates with physicists, physicians and nursing staff.
• Verifies prescription, diagnosis and patient identification before treatments.
• Prepares documentation such as treatment plans and progress reports.
• Assists with patient setup and manages life-support equipment as needed.
• Reinforces care instructions and manages side effects with the care team.
• Performs verification and port film exposures and updates treatment changes as directed by physician.

Connaissances

CPR certified

Formation

Associate degree in radiography

Bachelor's degree in Radiation Therapy

ARRT certification

Ohio licensure

Description du poste

Job Details: Job Location: *FMC Main Campus - Lancaster, OH 43130, Position Type: Part Time .50, Travel Percentage: No Driving Required, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Clinical

For more than a century, Fairfield Medical Center has been a regional healthcare provider who delivers exceptional care to our patients by creating exceptional experiences for our employees.

The driver behind our culture is that we all believe in the value of it, and we hire people into the organization who are also committed to making a difference. Our employees truly go the extra mile to serve our patients and each other.

When you join us, you become part of our team; it is our goal to not only be the best place you will ever work, but the only place you will want to work. Join our team. Make a difference.

Pay Rate

$30.29-$49.88 hourly

Job Description

• Delivers a prescribed and planned course of radiation therapy, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards.
• Obtains patient history, answers patient questions, and explains procedures; observes patient for any unusual reactions or events during treatment.
• Follows established departmental and hospital policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental and/or infection control standards.
• Schedules patients for treatments; interfaces with physicist at initiation of treatment; consults with supportive care physicians, nurses and social workers.
• Checks prescription, diagnosis, chart and patient identification, ensuring accurate treatments.
• Prepares electronic and/or written documentation as required by the profession and the department, such as evaluation results, individualized treatment plans, progress reports and other such reports.
• Prepares room and equipment for patient; transfers immobilized patient from stretcher to treatment couch, giving special care to catheters, IVs, oxygen, respirator, chest tubes, and other life support; positions patient in prescribed anatomical positions for treatment.
• Reinforces recommendations given to patient by the physician, dietician, or other care provider, concerning reactions to treatment and care of the irradiated area, and prevention or treatment of generalized and local side effects.
• Performs verification and port film exposures for all treated areas and makes corrections or changes to therapy as directed by physician.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educations programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.

Qualifications

• A minimum of Associates degree in radiography with a certification in Radiation Therapy is required.
• Bachelors degree in Radiation Therapy is preferred.
• Graduate of a JRCERT approved school registered through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in Radiation Therapy.
• State of Ohio licensed radiation therapist; ARRT license; CPR certified.
• A minimum of 1-2 years of Radiation Therapy experience is preferred.

Exerting up to 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible up to 10 pounds amount of force often.