Registered Radiation Therapist - Full Time First Shift (3)

Valley Health System; United States; On-site; USD 106,668,000 - 159,894,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental & Vision

Generous PTO

Tuition assistance

Retirement match

Employee assistance program

Wellness program

HSA/FSA for childcare

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Professional development

Campus discounts

Job summary

Valley Health System invites applications for a Registered Radiation Therapist to provide daily cancer patient care, deliver radiation treatments, and assist in planning and simulation under the radiation oncologist's prescription. The role includes on-call duties, overtime, and scheduling responsibilities within the Radiation Oncology department.

Responsibilities span from image capture and treatment setup to collaboration with physicists and dosimetrists, with emphasis on safety,

Qualifications

• Analytical ability to set up equipment and position patients precisely.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with physicians and staff.
• Ability to work with adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
• Registered Radiation Therapist requirements and related credentials.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions and patient data for treatment accuracy.
• Schedule patients and educate them on pre- and post-treatment steps.
• Prepare treatment room and equipment per prescription and safety devices.
• Collaborate with physicist and dosimetrist at treatment initiation.
• Assist in imaging, simulation, and dose verification processes.
• Maintain patient safety, documentation, and quality assurance.

Skills

Analytical ability

Interpersonal skills

Communication with staff

Patient care focus

Education

Accredited Radiation Therapy program

Job description

As one of the nation's Top 15 Health Systems, recognized by Premier and Modern Healthcare, Valley Health is a place where excellence, compassion, and purpose come together. This distinction reflects our commitment to exceptional patient care, clinical quality, and the caregivers who make it all possible.

Department: RADIATION ONCOLOGY. Worker Sub Type: Regular. Work Shift: First Shift (United States of America). Pay Range: $37.22 - $55.84.

The Registered Radiation Therapist provides daily care of cancer patients, including accurate interpretation and delivery of radiation treatments, in accordance with the prescription and instruction of the radiation oncologist. The Radiation Therapist performs simulations and provides clinical instruction for radiation therapy students. In addition, the Radiation Therapist will be required during Brachytherapy procedures, on-call, and treatment scheduling. The Radiation Therapist must be able to assist in treatment planning procedures including tumor localization and dosimetry; triage sick patients to nursing for evaluation; and to perform daily quality assurance protocols. The Radiation Therapist may be required to work mandatory overtime and shift work.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Reviews prescriptions, diagnosis, chart, and patient identification, for each patient receiving treatment.
• Schedules patients for appointments provides education for pre-and-post treatment.
• Prepares treatment room and equipment for patient according to the prescription, immobilization devices, field sizes, treatment devices, distance, lead (Pb) protection devices, etc.
• Ensures collaboration with physicist and dosimetrist occurs at initiation of each treatment.
• Acts as liaison with supportive care physicians, nurses, and social workers.
• Ensures communication remains open with doctors, therapists, RN's and dosimetrists.
• Takes and checks images of all treated areas, process and file.
• Transfers patients to treatment couch, ensuring awareness of I.V.s and other equipment.
• Maintains visual and audible contact with patient during treatments to monitor for unusual reactions or events.
• Reports to the designated personnel and assists in emergency treatment when necessary.
• Maintains patient markings, changing only according to physician direction.
• Reinforces recommendations given to the patient by the physician, dietitian, etc., concerning reaction to treatment and care of the radiated area (dressing, hygiene, etc.), prevention or treatment of generalized and local side effects.
• Changes dressings as necessary.
• Ensures radiation safety measures and protocol are observed at all times.
• Checks charges daily for accurate billing and documents treatment doses accurately.
• Treats patients using the original electronic chart at all times.
• Checks name and date of birth along with treatment area and records in the daily timeout.
• Ensures proper set-up in CT for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and 3-D patients.
• Creates proper immobilization devices for 2-D, 3-D, and IMRT patients.
• Documents proper set-up instructions and all pertinent information for dosimetry calculations in charts.
• Updates simulation manual as required.
• Reviews documents and cuts and prepares blocks for next day simulations.

Education

Completion of an accredited program in Radiation Therapy required.

Certification & Licensure

• Registration through American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) is required.
• BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart Healthcare Provider (HCP) - AHA approved is required.
• New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.
• Evidence of ARRT registration.

Qualifications

• Analytical ability to set up equipment properly, and position and align patients and equipment to very close tolerances and recreate such positions on a daily basis required.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to explain therapy and treatment programs to patients to allay apprehensions and elicit their cooperation required.
• Strong skills to effectively communication with physicians/staff/physicist required.
• Ability to communicate with and provide care for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients required.
• Qualifications for Registered Radiation Therapist I Performance Standards in accordance with VH mission statement required.
• Machine warm-up required within 6 months of hire.
• Ability to run simulation alone optional.
• Lead HDR optional.
• Lead Stereotactic procedures optional.

Benefits

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
• Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare
• life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability
• professional development
• In addition, several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more.

To see the full scale of what we offer, visit valleyhealthbenefits.com.