Radiation Therapist - Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center - Day Shift - Full Time

300 Sharp HealthCare; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare is seeking a Certified Radiation Therapist to perform procedures, setups, simulations, and prescribed treatments under the supervision of the Radiation Oncologist, Physicist, or Lead Radiation Therapist. The role requires ARRT, BLS, and CRT certifications, with a preference for a Bachelor's Degree and 1 year of experience in a physician's office or hospital setting.

Responsibilities include patient care, treatment setup, charting, inventory maintenance, and adherence to quality

Qualifications

• Knowledge of radiation therapy and related treatment protocols.
• Ability to maintain neat, accurate patient records.
• Ability to follow physician orders and treatment protocols.
• Strong interpersonal and patient contact skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs procedures, setups, simulations and prescribed treatments under supervision to provide high-quality care.
• Demonstrates initiative and teamwork in a fast-paced clinical setting.
• Maintains supplies and assists in inventory and equipment upkeep.
• Accurately charges for procedures and maintains daily treatment schedules.

Skills

Radiation therapy knowledge

Record keeping

Following physician orders

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Hours

Shift Start Time: Variable Shift End Time: Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: 8 hours - Day Shift Variable Start Times Weekend Requirements: As Needed On-Call Required: Yes Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $64.250 - $82.900 - $92.850 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

• Performs procedures, setups, simulations, and prescribed treatments under the direction of the Radiation Oncologist, Physicist, or Lead Radiation Therapist to provide the highest level of care to Radiation Oncology patients.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Radiation Therapy (T)(ARRT) - ARRT -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 1 Year experience as a Certified Radiation Therapist in a physician's office or hospital setting.

Other Qualification Requirements

Satisfactory completion of formal training program in a JRCERT/CHEA approved school and meets the requirements of an appropriate State and/or Federal mandated certification or equivalent.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates initiative and teamwork
• Follows instructions and works with minimal supervision; complies with work schedules and deadlines.
• Consistently exerts positive energy to identify, recommend, and participate in problem resolution, in an objective manner.

Department improvement

• Participates in a pro-active manner, in both identifying concerns and offering solutions. Including the following meetings: Body Mechanics, Disaster Procedures, Fire, Safety, Hazardous Materials, and Infection Control.

General support

• Initiate supplies necessary for treatments.
• Assist in maintenance of inventory in clinical area.
• Assist in continuous quality improvement.
• Report equipment failure to supervisor.
• Maintains cleanliness.
• Accurately charges billing for procedures.

Patient care

• Interprets and performs prescribed treatment plan.
• Maintains pre-treatment and treatment records: for simple dose-calculations as required.
• Operates simulator/mold and treatment equipment.
• Assist in preparation of weekly chart rounds.
• Maintains daily treatment schedules.
• Fabricates immobilization/positioning and treatment devices, i.e.molds Vaclocs, and masks.
• Assist MD with treatment simulation and use of immobilization molds.
• Photographs patients for documentation purposes.
• Physician's orders are correctly interpreted 90-95% of the time.
• Reviewed annually for proficiency in treating adult and geriatric cancer patients.
• Ability to provide simple dose calculations for emergency setups.

Patient satisfaction

Patient satisfaction achieves oncology service-wide target. There is evidence of patient satisfaction through the following: verbal comments from patients themselves or through their physician, written feedback from patient evaluation cards, comments and scoring on AIDET surveys and Press- Ganey results.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of radiation therapy. Ability to keep neat, accurate records. Ability to follow physician's orders. Effective interpersonal and patient contact skills.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class. Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women's health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It's what we call The Sharp Experience - treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.