Radiation Therapist - 11173

Radiation Therapist

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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware's healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, as well as stand-alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid Emergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton. We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location: Kent Campus Hospital

Status: Full Time 80 Hours

Shift: Days

SALARY RANGE: 40.87 - 63.36HOURLY

General Summary:

Ability to safely and properly deliver to patients the dose of ionizing radiation by means of external beam equipment prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist in accordance with all written instructions, photographs or diagrams concerning patient positioning, machine settings, auxiliary devices and special precautions. Expected to assist with quality assurance, dosimetry, simulation, and mold-room activities and responsible for maintaining a smooth, efficient and timely flow of all treatments.

Responsibilities:

1. Accurately verifies that all charges have been entered correctly into the hospital information system for each patient under treatment. Reviews patient treatment schedule at the end of the day and ensures all charges have been captured for each patient. 2. Accurately applies ionizing radiation to patients following Radiation Oncologists' prescriptions, accurately performs daily equipment warm-up and quality assurance checks following all related departmental policies. 3. Accurately reviews patient's EMR for diagnosis, prescription and all necessary treatment parameters, accurately verifies patient set-up by taking required initial and weekly portal films; documents actions following departmental policy; has all images reviewed and approved following departmental policy. 4. Follows all Radiation Oncologists' prescriptions and notifies Physics for all upcoming conedowns and boost planning for each treatment patient, completes EMR with necessary and complete set-up instructions and digital photos for all treatment patients, accurately delivers every patient's daily, monitors each patient's treatment chart for weekly verification image status; performs all check images according to schedule and department policy. 5. Accurately verifies documentation in the EMR system for every patient under treatment before delivering each treatment. 6. Maintains the treatment machine schedule for all patient treatments and the nursing schedule for all weekly treatment visits and patients receiving pre-treatment medications. 7. Accurately simulates patients using a CT-Simulator following the Radiation Oncologist's prescription. 8. Accurately performs daily equipment warm-up and quality assurance checks following all related departmental policies. Assures that all required billing documentation is present. 9. All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education: Certificate Program Radiation Therapy Technology; Or Associates Degree in Radiology.
• Credential(s): Radiation Therapist; Basic Life Support; Registered Technologist, Radiation Therapy
• Experience: None Required

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education:
• Credential(s):
• Experience: Preferred: 1 Year