Therapeutic Radiologic Technologist

Therapeutic Radiologic Technologist

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Therapeutic Radiologic Technologists (TRT) work under the guidance of the Supervisory TRT and the Chief Radiation Oncologist to administer ionizing radiation to patients. TRTs provide technical supervision in highly complex treatments. The Radiation Oncology Service is an independent service line at the San Juan VA Caribbean Healthcare System. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Administer ionizing radiation to specifically determined sites, using image guidance, while following prescriptions of the radiation oncologist to deliver therapeutic levels of ionizing radiation
• Utilizes combinations of wedges, blocks, treatment devices, multi-leaf collimators, record and verify systems, portal vision, and other specialized methodologies to accomplish treatment goals in accordance with State and Federal regulations.
• Schedule treatments in a manner as to optimize accelerator times while maintaining flexibility for emergency cases.
• Receives patients and briefly explains methods of procedures to the patients.
• Positions patients, selects and sets technical factors, sets up and adjust accessory equipment required.
• Fabricates and verifies cast molds made from cerro-bend and used for radiation treatments as needed or required.
• Performs simulation verification before prescribed treatment.
• Obtains isocenter verification as needed by the use to cone bean CT and or the use of the on-board imaging system.
• Takes port/verification films on patients under radiation treatment, to maintain record of treatment accuracy in accordance with departmental procedures, verifying any changes in accordance with the physician's request.
• Promptly records in patient's electronic treatment chart any change in treatment, i.e., change in patients SSD reading, change in field measurements, adjustments to position of treatment field, or patients' treatment status if not treated, to make corrections in the treatment calendar, calculations or prescriptions if needed.
• Verifies correct multi-leaf collimation and electronic dynamic wedges.
• Records all parameters involved with each patient including daily and accumulated doses, treatment time, field site and type of radiation

Work Schedule: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Monday - Friday

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 61265F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidate.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be authorized for highly qualified candidate.