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Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Minimum 2 years Experience in Radiation Therapy Preferred
ARRT-T - ARRT Radiation Therapy
Job Summary
The Staff Radiation Therapist in the Radiation Oncology Department applies ionizing radiation to a diverse population of patients in accordance with the prescription and instructions of the Radiation Oncologist. They must be capable of operating radiation-producing equipment utilizing radiation safety measures and be able to perform a series of complex and precise technical procedures.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Participates in Quality Control monitoring.
- Delivers consistent precise therapy to a designated treatment area.
- Demonstrates skill in patient assessment, performing procedures and giving specialty care to patients, considering the age of the patient and appropriately adopts care for age (adolescent, adult and geriatrics).
- Documents appropriately in Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
- Demonstrates a willingness to perform additional tasks and gives assistance when necessary to others.
- Recognizes own limitations and/or needs and seeks assistance as needed.
- Reports adverse reactions to physician immediately and follows policy and procedure (P/P) for documentation.
- Educates patient/family on expected side effects, use of blocks, wedges and other treatment aids.
- Follows P/P to ensure precise treatment per physician prescription.
- Follows P/P to ensure precise treatment per physicists instruction in chart or computer.
- Understands and completes correctly all patient set-ups
- Simulates new patients and/or patients with new treatment fields with no errors and according to physicians written order in EMR.
- Schedules patients appropriately and always lets patient know of any changes prior to changes being made.
- Follows proper procedure to ensure safety to self and patient.
- Assesses mobility of patients and manages accordingly, looks at EMR for fall precautions.
- Wears radiation safety badges at all times.
- Practices universal precautions.
- Participates in daily warm-up procedures to ensure output is within tolerances
- Advises manager of any discrepancies and any material item that needs replaced or fixed as soon as possible
- Miscellaneous items
- Will do other tasks as assigned
- Participates in on-call rotation
- Is active as a student clinical instructor with both RTT and RTR students. Will evaluate and give feedback to both students and Clinical Advisor.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Required Minimum Education
- Associates Other / Related Field or Accredited Program Other / Related Field
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
- ARRT-T - ARRT Radiation Therapy
- BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
Additional License(s) and Certification(s)
Required Minimum Experience
Minimum 2 years Experience in Radiation Therapy Preferred must be graduate of accredited radiation therapy program
Required Minimum Skills
Demonstrates ability to treat/simulate patients.
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