Radiation Therapist PRN

HCA Healthcare; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

On-call shift support

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare’s Ogden Regional Medical Center is seeking a Radiation Therapist PRN to join a dedicated team delivering high-quality patient care in a trauma-informed environment. You will participate in simulation and treatment processes, educate patients on side effects, and support documentation and on-call duties with a focus on compassionate service.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the radiation therapy team, performance of HDR simulations, catheter tasks, and coordination with

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RT) Radiologic Technologist/Radiographer
• Associate Degree
• (ARRT-T) Radiation Therapy, or (RadTherapy) Radiation Therapist must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date

Responsibilities

• Develop optimal treatment strategies using radiation oncology expertise including simulation and treatment processes
• Assess patients and recognize changes in their status
• Educate patients on radiation side effects and management
• Document treatment parameters and maintain accurate EMR for radiation therapy
• Evaluate, critique, and recommend changes to the radiation therapy process
• Participate in patient simulation and fabrication of immobilization devices and treatment accessories on an emergency on-call basis as well as clinical rotations
• Perform simulations on HDR patients and assist in catheter measuring, documentation, and hookup; assist nurses with post HDR patient care as needed

Skills

Radiation therapy

Patient care

Oncology knowledge

Emergency on-call

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Radiation Therapist PRN today with Ogden Regional Medical Center.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Radiation Therapist at our facility you will be joining a team that strives to provide the very best patient care and compassionate customer service to every person they interact with. They also support one another and make it their motto to “care like family”. In this role:

• You will participate in the development of optimal treatment strategies using your expertise in the technical aspects of radiation oncology to include simulation and treatment processes.

• You will assess patients and recognize changes in their status.

• You will educate patients on radiation side effects and the management of these side effects.

• You will document treatment parameters and maintain accurate Electronic Medical Records associated with the radiation therapy process.

• You will evaluate, critique, and recommend changes to the radiation therapy process as necessary.

• You will participate in patient simulation and fabrication of immobilization devices and treatment accessories on an emergency on-call basis as well as clinical rotations.

• You will perform simulations on HDR patients as well as assist in catheter measuring, documentation, and hookup and assist nurses with post HDR patient care as needed.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• (RT) Radiologic Technologist/Radiographer

• Associate Degree

• (ARRT-T) Radiation Therapy, or (RadTherapy) Radiation Therapist must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date

Benefits

Ogden Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Ogden Regional Medical Center has been delivering exceptional care for over 75 years. Our 230 plus bed hospital offers a full array of medical services. We are dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare. Ogden Regional is a certified Level II Trauma Center, Stroke Center, and Joint Center.

Affiliated with our hospital is Pleasant View Emergency Center . This fully equipped, freestanding facility features board-certified physicians. Our nurses and technicians are specially trained in emergency medical care and available on a 24/7 basis.

Located 10 miles north of our main hospital, PVER features 10 plus treatment rooms, comprehensive imaging technology and a medical laboratory onsite, which help to ensure accurate and prompt care.

Ogden Regional Medical Center and Pleasant View Emergency Center sit at the heart of the Wasatch Mountain range. The area has abundant outdoor recreation including hiking, biking, rock climbing, watersports and three ski resorts within a half-hour drive; Ogden offers the lure of outdoor living and the culture of city life.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.