Radiation Therapist

Unit Notes
Guaranteed hours 40
ARRT and BLS required
No specific color scrubs
5 Years of experience required
General job duties. Types of procedures required.
Radiation Oncology Therapist duties associated with the delivery of external beam radiation therapy patient treatments on a Varian TrueBeam Machine and an Elekta Infinity treatment machine.
Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.) CVarian TrueBeam and Elekta Infinity treatment machines. Mosaiq record and verify treatment record.
Required skills and minimum years of experience- At least 5 years experience in external beam radiation therapy patient treatment delivery The TrueBeam Machine


Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT,BLS, OBMI- Oregon Board of Medical Imaging, BLS)
Shift or schedule requirements. (Will the employee ever work alone? Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?) Regular work days - Monday to Friday (somewhere around 8-5 depending on patient load)
Therapists will not work alone on treatment machines ( 2 therapists on each machine), The full time Radiation Therapist will perform CT Scans. Locum Radiation Therapist will be treating patients daily
Weekends are not required unless we need to treat patients due to machine going down during the week (doctor's call). Rare occurrence.
Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?) Dedicated to Radiation Oncology department only - no floating to other departments


Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept. Outpatient Radiation Oncology clinic (no bed size)
Dress Code: Business casual, scrubs, no open toed shoes, Asante T-shirt or scrub top.
Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program. Radiation Therapist orientation via shadowing current/existing Radiation Therapists or a few days until locum gets up to speed - would expect experienced, professional Therapist to be able to get up to speed in a 3- 5 Days )