Radiation Therapist

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. Whether you're a Radiation Therapist, Physicist Assistant, Dosimetrist, Patient Admin Specialist, or one of dozens of other specialties, there's a place for your talents here. 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. 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. Delivers treatment to patients and/or performs patient simulations according to written prescriptions, treatment plans, and orders provided by the Radiation Oncologist. Explains treatment procedures to patient and/or family. Refers medical questions to appropriate personnel. Provides safety in patient care through the consistent practice of department protocols, policies and procedures for treatment administration. Recognizes deviations from prescribed treatment delivery and reports all deviations to the Operations Manager. Uses C*I*CARE principles and techniques to provide explanations for treatment‑related procedures. Responds effectively to patient concerns. 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. Assures the quality of treatment delivery through the complete and accurate documentation of treatment records. Displays a thorough understanding of radiation oncology billing and coding. Reviews treatment/ simulation documentation and billing on a daily basis for accuracy and completeness and works closely with radiation oncology coders. Maintains an atmosphere of caring, concern and support for patients and their families, visitors, medical staff and co‑workers on a consistent basis. Maintains a safe and orderly patient treatment room. Assesses potential problems or difficulties with a set‑up. Checks safety controls and devices in the treatment room daily and reports problems to the Manager‑Radiation Therapy. Performs warm up and calibration checks of equipment, as necessary. Performs other related and incidental duties as needed or assigned. Education Qualifications Requirement met by License/Certification requirement Experience Qualifications Requirement met by License/Certification requirement Licenses and Certifications BLS - Basic Life Support ARRT-RTT - Reg Tech-Rad Therapy ARRT CRT-T . #J-18808-Ljbffr