PRN Radiation Therapist

Cardinal Health•Lourdes, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Navista is an oncology practice alliance comprised of more than 100 providers across 50 sites, providing support to community practices to fuel their growth while maintaining their independence. As part of the team, you will help deliver compassionate, patient-centered care that truly makes a difference. This role is within the Radiation Therapy team, where your skills will directly impact the health and comfort of patients in your community. Radiation therapy is a medical specialty that uses radiation to treat cancer and alleviate symptoms, and it can also be used for certain non-cancerous conditions. In this treatment, radiation beams are carefully directed at the cancer from a machine that moves around your body. The Radiation Therapist ensures the safe and effective delivery of radiation therapy to a patient's tumor using a linear accelerator machine. The Radiation Therapist is responsible for administering prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment, according to established practices and standards. This is a PRN opportunity responsible for assisting with coverage at the four OncoLogics locations in the Opelousas, Lafayette and New Iberia, LA areas.

Requirements

ARRT Board eligible
Graduate of an accredited school of radiation therapy technology
Certification in Radiation Therapy Technology by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist
2-4 years of work experience
Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed
Applies acquired knowledge and skills to complete standard tasks
Readily learns and applies new information and methods to work in assigned area
Maintains appropriate licenses, training and certifications
Works on routine assignments that require some problem resolution
Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods
Adheres to all quality guidelines
Works under moderate degree of supervision
Work typically involves regular review of output by work lead or supervisor
Refers complex unusual problems to supervisor

Nice To Haves

ARRT Board certified, preferred
Bachelors Degree in science, or equivalent experience, preferred

Responsibilities

Administer radiation therapy as prescribed by the physician.
Verify prescribed treatment dose before each treatment; verify fields to be treated, and angles to be used.
Assure placement of protective devices in order to shield otherwise healthy exposed tissue of patients.
Simulates patients using simulator, CT scanner or other devices to accurately localize treatment areas.
Display professional conduct essential to the well being of the radiation oncology patient.
Maintain accurate and detailed treatment chart documentation.
Observe the clinical progress of the patient, use clinical decision making skills to recognize and report any signs of complications.
Adhere to radiation safety procedure protocol.
Perform machine safety checks; know safe limits of equipment operations, and report abnormalities or inconsistencies to the Center Leader.
Work closely with the Radiation Oncologist and the therapy team in the preparation of a treatment plan.
Adhere to the Radiation Therapist Code of Ethics.
Regular attendance and punctuality.
Ability to be on call.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Ensures that all processing and reporting deadlines are consistently achieved.
Perform any other functions as required by management.