Radiation Therapist

Advanced Diagnostic Group

$70K — $95K *
Reno, NV 89502In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate’s degree or Technical Certification in ARRT Accredited Radiation Therapy Program
  • ARRT (T) certification
  • State Licensure, if applicable
  • CPR Certification
  • Minimum one year experience as a Radiation Therapist
  • Compliance with COVID-19 employment guidelines
  • Successful completion of pre-employment background check and drug screen

Responsibilities

  • Deliver radiation treatment according to prescription and treatment plan
  • Ensure patient safety through adherence to departmental procedures
  • Provide a supportive environment for patients, visitors, and staff
  • Document treatment records accurately and report any deviations
  • Perform patient simulations independently and recommend patient-centric changes
  • Assist in treatment-related procedures and supply management
  • Conduct daily and weekly quality assurance checks and address quality issues

Benefits

  • Opportunity to contribute to high-quality patient care
  • Supportive work environment focused on patient and staff well-being
  • Participation in quality improvement programs within the department
  • Engagement in continual learning and professional growth opportunities
  • Collaborative team dynamics to enhance care delivery
Full Job Description

The Radiation Therapist will serve patients with high quality care.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to: 

  • Delivers radiation treatment according to written prescription and treatment plan. Ensures safety in patient care through the consistent practice of departmental procedures for treatment administration. Treatment delivery includes identifying correct patient, escorting patient to treatment room, assisting patient onto the treatment table, positions patient for treatment, delivers radiation from the control room and assists the patient in exiting the treatment room.

  • Provides and ensures an environment of caring, concern and support for patients, visitors, medical staff and co-workers on a consistent basis.

  • Assures the quality of treatment delivery through the complete and accurate. Documentation of treatment records. Recognizes deviation from prescribed treatment delivery and reports all deviations to the Chief Therapist and/or Physicist.

  • Uses effective communication techniques and interpersonal skills to provide. Explanations for treatment-related procedures. Explains treatment procedures to patient and/or family. Refers medical questions to appropriate personnel. Responds effectively to patient concerns. Observes patients for expected and unexpected reactions to treatments and communicates this to appropriate staff members. Reinforces patient education/side effect management information and indicates non-compliance to medical/nursing staff.

  • Independently performs patient simulations at the request of physician. Collects and documents data acquired during the simulation procedure. Accurately inputs treatment-related data into the EMR. Makes any appropriate patient–centric recommendations to the physician.

  • Assists as needed in all treatment-related procedures, including transporting patients, reviewing charts, and ordering supplies. The RT demonstrates the ability to recognize standard imaging / ARGT; and make the necessary to adjustments to ensure high quality treatment.

  • Performs and documents daily and weekly QA checklist. Notifies appropriate clinical team members and documents of findings outside the normal range of operations. Participates in programs to measure and improve the quality of care within the Department. Able to use critical thinking to trouble shoot and often fix common quality issues.

  • Captures and verifies patient treatment charges

Position Requirements:

  • Associate’s degree or College/Technical Certification in ARRT Accredited Radiation Therapy Program.

  • ARRT (T).

  • State Licensure, if applicable

  • CPR Certification.

  • One (1) year minimum experience as Radiation Therapist.

  • The COVID-19 is/may be a condition of employment. 

  • All candidates who accept an offer for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment background check and drug screen as a condition of employment.

Physical Requirements:

Standard Office Environment. The employee may be exposed to radioactive isotopes, ionizing radiation, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

The employee must be able to have full mobility and ability to participate in vigorous activity such as walking in and out of the treatment room, all day, lifting of potentially heavy cerrobend blocks and electron cones, and transferring and moving patients, as necessary.

More than 50% of the time:

  • Sit, stand, walk.

  • Repetitive movement of hands, arms and legs.

  • See, speak and hear to be able to communicate with patients.

Less than 50% of the time:

  • Stoop, kneel or crawl.

  • Climb and balance.

  • Carry and lift (ability to move non-ambulatory patients from a sitting or lying position for transfer or to exam).  

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