Radiation Therapist II, Palo Alto - $10K Sign-On Bonus

Radiation Therapist II

Stanford Health Care is a destination for complex cases using state of the art technology and advanced treatment. At Stanford Health Care, we see our allied health practitioners as critical contributors to our pioneering services. Working at the heart of medicine, we invite you to bring your very best to our team. Changing the future of the radiation therapy: Radiation Therapists serve patient populations including adults, pediatrics, veterans, and BMT amongst others. Our allied health team members serve on the front lines with opportunities to:

• Treat local, national, and international patients.
• Administer innovative treatment, such as total skin and total body therapy utilizing advanced machines like ViewRay, RefleXion, Cyberknife, IORT, Varian True Beam with Vision RT, and soon Proton Therapy System.
• Participate in clinical trials in partnership with the Stanford School of Medicine to be at the forefront of new treatments and methods of treating cancer.
• Research based facilities within an academic university medical center.

Opportunities to grow: Allied Health professionals in Radiation Therapy have access to:

• Working in Radiation Therapy at Stanford Health Care involves utilizing a diverse range of cutting-edge treatment machines.
• Advanced knowledge through ongoing onsite and webinar trainings.
• Explore opportunities in dosimetry, education, research, and leadership.
• Participate in quality committees and process improvement projects to establish standards of best practice.

What you will do:

• Demonstrates proficiency and competence in delivering advanced radiation therapy treatments to patients according to written prescriptions, treatment plans, and orders provided by the Radiation Oncologist.
• Provides safe, accurate patient care by consistently following department protocols, policies, and procedures that have been established.
• Recognizes deviations from prescribed treatment delivery and reports all deviations immediately to the Manager in addition to filing incident reports, if applicable.
• Performs simple dosimetry calculations for urgent or emergent patient care, as needed.
• Performs patient simulations, including fabrication of immobilization, as required.
• Participates in brachytherapy procedures, as required.
• Fabricates beam shielding devices, as required.
• Uses C-I-CARE principles and techniques to provide thorough explanations to patients and their families of procedures prior to performing them. Responds effectively to patient concerns and refers medical questions to appropriate personnel.
• Uses C-I-CARE principles and practice when interacting with colleagues. Maintains an atmosphere of caring, concern and support for patients and their families, visitors, medical staff and co-workers on a consistent basis.
• Demonstrates an attitude of positive contribution and teamwork to the department.
• 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.
• Ensures the quality of patient care through complete and accurate documentation in the electronic health record.
• Displays a thorough understanding of treatment and simulation related billing procedures. Reviews treatment/simulation documentation and billing daily for accuracy and completeness and works closely with radiation oncology coders.
• Anticipates and facilitates patient flow by scheduling patients on the treatment and simulation units to optimize patient satisfaction and department efficiency and ensures physician and resource availability. Alerts the manager when patient volumes and scheduling exceed staffing levels and business hours.
• Troubleshoots and problem solves effectively and efficiently using lean methodologies. Communicates appropriate issues to the Radiation Therapist-Lead or Manager for proper handling and potential escalation.
• Maintains a safe and orderly patient treatment room. Checks safety controls and devices in the treatment room daily and reports problems to the Manager.
• Performs warm up and quality assurance checks of equipment, as necessary.
• Actively participates in problem solving and process improvement initiatives.
• Performs other related and incidental duties as needed or assigned.

Education Qualifications:

• Requirement met by License/Certification requirement.

Experience Qualifications:

• At least two (2) years of experience as an ARRT registered Radiation Therapist.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of principles, practices and procedures involved in the operation of modern radiation therapy equipment and systems including simulation, imaging, and treatment procedures.
• Knowledge of the human anatomy and proper positioning of the patient to provide treatment as prescribed.
• Knowledge of principles and methods to ensure safety and quality control.
• Knowledge of training, coaching and mentoring techniques.
• Knowledge of scheduling and billing procedures.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning and knowledge in the assessment and treatment of patients.
• Ability to direct, lead, coach, and instruct Radiation Therapists and support staff as well as plan, assign and review work performed by them.
• Ability to keep abreast with current developments in clinical practice.
• Ability to assume responsibility for department projects and initiatives, such as safety, training, continuing education, performance and quality improvement.
• Ability to communicate effectively and establish and maintain cooperative and productive working relationships with others

Licenses and Certifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• ARRT-RTT
• CA-RTT

These principles apply to ALL employees:

• SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
• C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions.

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $70.52 - $93.43 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.