PRN Radiation Therapist

Job Description Position Summary The Radiation Therapist uses ionizing radiation producing equipment to administer accurate radiation therapy treatments according to the radiation oncologist’s prescription and plan. They will assist in the simulation of patients, enter and maintain information in the clinic’s information management system and perform warm-up and quality assurance procedures on the treatment unit. The Radiation Therapist provides compassionate patient care and education. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Delivers accurate radiation therapy treatments utilizing a linear accelerator; aids in patient simulation Accurately set treatment parameters Record proper documentation of all treatments and procedures Performs daily QA and warmup procedures Scheduled daily treatments and other appointments Monitors patient’s wellbeing over treatment and provides patient education when needed Observe patients for evidence of complications and report to physician as appropriate Coordinates patient’s daily radiation therapy appointments and CT scans Handle daily and weekly filming for treatment purposes and verification Maintains clean and organized work environment Responsible for professional development and continuing education Supervisory Requirements This position has no supervisory requirements. Educational Requirements Required: Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) is preferred. Experience One (1) to two (2) years’ experience preferred. Licenses and Certifications ARRT Registered IEMA Licensed BLS for the Healthcare Provider Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to adequately perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Communication Skills Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Reasoning Skills and Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Mathematical Skills Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to tasks such as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. Additional Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the following general knowledge: Proficiency in using clinical information systems, Mosaiq preferred Basic knowledge of radiation therapy equipment and procedures Strong communication and interpersonal skills Basic knowledge of MS Office products and other relevant computer programs Familiar with medical terminology Ability to work well individually and in a team environment Knowledge Requirements To perform the job successfully an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: Achievement/Results Orientation – Achieving efficient, timely, quality results by directing efforts on expected outcomes while providing exemplary client service within expected timeframes. Adaptability/Flexibility – Willingly adapting to constantly changing circumstances while maintaining a corporate perspective. Engaging in continuous learning, adjusting the application of knowledge, skills and abilities while addressing new challenges as contextual realities change. Analytical Thinking – Using a logical reasoning process to break down and work through a situation or problem to arrive at an outcome. Change Management & Leadership – Instilling, implementing and dealing with change, challenges and ambiguity while also balancing the need for change with the need for continuity. Includes delivering the message of change and creating an environment that inspires people to change. Client Service – Anticipating and responding to needs and demands of clients Communication – Using language as a flexible tool to share and collect information, exchanging ideas and openly exploring a variety of perspectives adjusting style and content to each unique individual, audience and circumstance. Computer Use – Using computers and other forms of technology. Conflict Resolution – Facilitating the prevention and/or resolution of conflict while preserving working relationships. Creative Thinking – Discovering new opportunities and solutions for problems by looking beyond current practices and using innovative thinking. Decision Making/Decisiveness – Making and taking responsibility for, and demonstrating commitment to appropriate decisions in a timely manner. Ensuring that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives and solving the emerging problems. Document Use – Finding, understanding or entering information (e.g. text, symbols, numbers) in various types of documents, such as tables or forms. Evaluation – Understanding and applying formal evaluation methodologies such as those used in the fields of pure and applied sciences, computer science, education, psychology, law accounting, business or quality assurance. Impact/Influence – Gaining others’ support for ideas, proposals and solutions, and getting others to take action to advance work objectives. Innovation/Initiative – Using information from a variety of sources, identifying immediate action needed to address current issues, seizing the opportunity to enhance performance and advance horizontal/vertical goals. Attending to imminent issues while maintaining an awareness of emerging opportunities. Interpersonal Relations – Establishing and maintaining harmonious professional relations by demonstrating respect for and sensitivity to others. Leadership – Creating a working environment that promotes and encourages team members’ participation to attain common and individual objectives. Learning Support/Continuous Learning – Creating a learning environment by promoting training and professional development. Numeracy – Using numbers and thinking in quantitative terms to complete tasks. Organizational Knowledge – Understanding the role of the department and job functions within the organization. Planning/Organizing – Supporting the organization in meeting its business deliverables through its employees. Policy Development – Recognizing a need for written policy and providing professional, non-biased advice to a problem or situation that has been identified which affects people and which is seen as requiring some form of government involvement. Problem Solving – Ensuring that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives and solving the emerging problems. Promotion – Encouraging the progress, growth, or acceptance of something. Relationship/Network Building – Building and maintaining effective and constructive working relationships, partnerships or networks of contacts with people who are, or might someday be, instrumental in achieving work-related goals. Self Confidence/Self Esteem – Believing in one’s own capability to select an effective approach to accomplish a task or activity in increasingly challenging circumstances. Strategic Thinking – Innovating through analysis of issues and trends and how these link to responsibilities, capabilities and potential of the organization. Teamwork/Cooperation – Readily sharing information, knowledge and personal strengths. Seeking to understand and building on differing perspectives of others to enhance team efficiency and quality outcomes. Values and Ethics – Serving the Company with integrity and respect in personal and organizational practices. Includes respecting democratic, professional, ethical and people values. Building respectful, bilingual, diverse and inclusive workplaces. Ensuring decisions and transactions are transparent and fair. Holding themselves, their employee and their department accountable for their actions. Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand, and walk and use their hands to complete various tasks. The employee is frequently required to react quickly with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will occasionally need to use their taste and smell and frequently need to talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee will need to clearly see multiple monitors simultaneously and have strong depth perception for patient safety. Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to extreme outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, including cerrobend used for electron blocking fabrication. The employee will frequently work near moving mechanical parts. The employee will have a high risk of radiation as they are working in close proximity to radiation-emitting treatment unit. The employee will experience moderate noise, in relation to constant beeping and other noises emitted from the computer systems. Comments This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time. #J-18808-Ljbffr