Radiation Therapist

Radiation Therapist

Under general supervision, the Radiation Therapist performs radiotherapy procedures as prescribed by a physician according to established standards and practices. Provides patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification, registration, and/or assessed competencies. Practice will be in accordance with laws and regulations and will adhere to established policies, procedures and practice guidelines.

Job Summary:

• Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
• No weekends/ No call
• Truebeam/Aria experience preferred
• Ohio Department of Health License preferred upon submission

Job Qualifications:

• Education: A minimum of associates degree in radiography with a certification in radiation therapy is required. Bachelors degree in radiation therapy is preferred. Graduate of a JRCERT approved school registered through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in Radiation Therapy.
• Licensures/Certifications: State of Ohio licensed radiation therapist; ARRT license; CPR certified.
• Experience: A minimum of 1-2 years of radiation therapy experience is preferred.
• Job-related Skills: Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills; ability to problem-solve and facilitate resolution to issues; demonstrates ability to handle multiple priorities; ability to make independent decisions.

Organizational Expectations and Responsibilities:

• Mission and Service Values
• Empathy: Demonstrates a willingness to understand others perspectives, without labeling or judging; treats others with compassion and is personally engaged in providing patient and family-centered care.
• Integrity: Takes responsibility for own words and actions; has passion and courage to do the right thing; delivers on promises and commitments; is honest and achieves excellence in all things through ethical and legal behavior.
• Stewardship: Uses FMC resources wisely; respects the time and resources of patients, family and peers; shows pride in FMC and gives back to the Center and community with time, talent and/or money.
• Agility: Demonstrates courage to take initiative to find creative solutions; anticipates concerns and responds promptly; minimizes bureaucracy and explores opportunity for growth.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively, not in silos; treats others with courtesy and respect; assumes good intent and welcomes differing viewpoints; creates a spirit of belonging and fellowship within FMC; embraces the FMC culture.
• Commitment and Engagement
• Quality: Demonstrates commitment to improve individual performance and contributes to team accomplishments and quality improvement initiatives.
• Safety: Creates and maintains a safe and clean work environment and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate individuals.
• Service: Recognizes and anticipates the needs of customers and strives to surpass customer expectations; utilizes AIDET, TeamSTEPPS and other tools to avoid and/or resolve concerns with the best possible outcome.
• Sustainability: Demonstrates timely, accurate and cost-conscious use of resources in the daily work.
• Personal Engagement
• Organization Commitment: Complies with FMC policies, procedures, work instructions and guidelines; reports compliance or ethical concerns to appropriate personnel; does not gossip but works to create a positive work experience with others.
• Personal Commitment: Demonstrates ownership of the job; willing to step up and help others; works across departmental lines; is fully present at work physically and emotionally; maximizes own talents and that of others.
• Personal Growth: Demonstrates a commitment to ongoing learning; completes all mandatory education and participates in learning events/opportunities/experiences to enhance on-the-job performance.

Essential Job Functions:

• Delivers a prescribed and planned course of radiation therapy, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards.
• Obtains patient history, answers patient questions, and explains procedures; observes patient for any unusual reactions or events during treatment.
• Follows established departmental and hospital policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental and/or infection control standards.
• Schedules patients for treatments; interfaces with physicist at initiation of treatment; consults with supportive care physicians, nurses and social workers.
• Checks prescription, diagnosis, chart and patient identification, ensuring accurate treatments.
• Prepares electronic and/or written documentation as required by the profession and the department, such as evaluation results, individualized treatment plans, progress reports and other such reports.
• Prepares room and equipment for patient; transfers immobilized patient from stretcher to treatment couch, giving special care to catheters, IVs, oxygen, respirator, chest tubes, and other life support; positions patient in prescribed anatomical positions for treatment.
• Reinforces recommendations given to patient by the physician, dietician, or other care provider, concerning reactions to treatment and care of the irradiated area, and prevention or treatment of generalized and local side effects.
• Performs verification and port film exposures for all treated areas and makes corrections or changes to therapy as directed by physician.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Physical Capacity Demand: Medium Work: Exerting up to 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible up to 10 pounds amount of force often.

Job Considerations:

• Psychological/Mental: Analytical abilities, memory, problem-solving and creativity
• Physiological-Potential Exposures: Electrical equipment
• Cognitive-Communication and collaboration with other co-workers, physicians, other employees, and patients and families; prioritizing and time management; persuasiveness and judgment
• Environmental-no special considerations
• Protective Equipment- no special considerations