Radiation Therapist

Radiation Therapist

● About Facility:

o Outpatient Cancer Clinic - 1021 Morehead Medical Dr. Charlotte, NC

o Radius rule: Traveler’s permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

● Department Information:

o Average patients/day: Typically, we treat anywhere from 60 – 100 patient per day

▪ Department runs 3 machines daily

o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years

o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

o Outpatient ambulatory cancer patients requiring radiation therapy

● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

o BLS

o Radiotherapy Technologist (ARRT-T)

● Skills required:

o Experience with the equipment specified below and various cancer diagnoses (seek manager approval otherwise)

o Must be proficient in the use of Varian Truebeam Linear Accelerators

● Support within the Department:

o Leadership support

o Approximately 12 Therapists working per shift

● Technology/Equipment:

o EMR: EPIC/Aria

o Department specific Equipment: Must be proficient in the use of Varian Truebeam Linear Accelerators

● Floating: If yes, where?

o Potentially, may be needed to float to other Radiation Therapy sites in greater Charlotte – manager approval if not comfortable with this

● Orientation (facility and unit) :

o NEO

o 2 days departmental

● Scheduling:

o Weekend rotation: Weekend rotations are possible but unlikely

o On call? If so, what is that schedule? Weekend call is rotated amongst the entire team and frequency is based on staffing numbers.

o Holiday Expectations: The department is closed on holidays.

o RTO: Manager approval

● Other notes:

o Scrub Color: Black

o Parking: Free

o Department Culture: Incredibly diverse and collegial