Registered Radiation Therapist - Full Time First Shift (3)

Valley Health; Winchester Center (CT); On-site; USD 51,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-Deductible Health Plan

Dental and vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Savings Match

Employee Assistance Program

Healthy U wellness program

Health savings account

Flexible spending account for childca?

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Professional development

Job summary

Valley Health in the United States is seeking a Registered Radiation Therapist to provide daily care to cancer patients, accurately delivering radiation treatments per the radiation oncologist's prescription. The role includes simulations, student instruction, and potential overtime and on-call duties.

Relocation assistance and a $15k sign-on bonus may be available; new graduates are encouraged to apply. Candidates must hold ARRT registration and complete an accredited Radiation Therapy program.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited program in Radiation Therapy.
• ARRT registration required.
• BLS Certification required (AHA Healthcare Provider).
• Analytical ability to set up equipment and position patients.
• Strong communication with staff and physicians.

Responsibilities

• Reviews prescriptions, diagnosis, chart, and patient identification for each patient receiving treatment.
• Schedules patients for appointments and provides education for pre- and post-treatment.
• Prepares treatment room and equipment according to prescription and safety protocols.
• Ensures collaboration with physicist and dosimetrist at treatment initiation.
• Acts as liaison with supportive care physicians, nurses, and social workers.
• Maintains open communication with doctors, therapists, RNs, and dosimetrists.
• Takes and checks images of treated areas and files them.
• Transfers patients to treatment couch and monitors IV lines and equipment.
• Maintains patient contact during treatment to observe reactions and report issues.
• Maintains patient markings per physician direction.
• Reinforces post-treatment care instructions to patients.

Skills

Analytical ability

Interpersonal skills

Communication with physicians

Patient care (adolescent to geriatric)

Education

ARRT Registration

BLS Certification

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 - 207050

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Work Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range

$37.22 - $55.84

Job Description

New hires may be eligible for relocation assistance. They may also be eligible for a sign-on bonus of $15k. Upcoming and new graduates are encouraged to apply!

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.

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

At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, our most popular benefits for full-time employees include:

• 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, and 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.