Dosimetrist - Radiation Therapy

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Radiation Therapist Inpatient

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Shift

8K Sign on Bonus Eligible*** Provides therapeutic and patient care services for the purpose of delivering radiation therapy as prescribed by a physician in an acute setting.

Provides care and delivery of radiation therapy to both adult and pediatric populations.

Participate in both weekend and holiday on call rotations.

Become proficient in advanced therapy delivery systems such as Gamma Knife, High Dose Rate Brachytherapy and Total Body Irradiation techniques.

Performs the delivery of radiation therapy to both ambulatory and inpatient populations.

Instruct and evaluate radiation therapy students from accredited affiliate programs.

Determines and delivers appropriate patient treatment plan in collaboration with physician and dosimetrist.

Monitors and documents patient's condition and reports any adverse reactions.

Checks and adjusts necessary equipment, including linear accelerator.

ICU, NICU, and PICU.

Coordination of treatment delivery with acute care patients requiring anesthesia and sedation.

On call and weekend treatments for clinically urgent treatment delivery for inpatient care.

Assistance with delivery of radiation treatment during surgical procedures.

Supervision and instruction of therapy students and dosimetry students on providing acute treatment care.

Conduct Total Body Irradiation therapy for inpatients that are undergoing bone marrow transplantation procedures.

Graduate from a School of Radiation Therapy Technology that is approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEA) or be registry eligible.

Board certified Registered Radiation Therapist through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT), R.Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider, American Heart Association (AHA).

Ability to use various computer programs required in the design, interpretation, and set up of the radiation fields.

Ability to utilize computer programs to input data base and capture information.

Work Experience

Experience with radiation oncology specific electronic medical record as well as record and verify.

Experience with external radiation therapy, IMRT, IGRT and CT simulation preferred.

Requires ability to lift materials weighing up to 35 lbs.

Requires dexterity sufficient to perform computer functions.

Requires Safe Operating Procedure for x-ray generating equipment.

Requires ability to work the hours of operation - flexible.

Requires ability to take "call" on weekdays and weekends based on a rotational schedule.

Requires ability to float to other CCHS facilities when needed.

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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