Radiation Therapist (Sibley Memorial Hospital)

Johns Hopkins

4d•$55 - $62

About The Position

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research. Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC is hiring for a Radiation Therapist. Schedule: 40 hour work week 8 hour Shifts that rotate. It can be any of the following: 6-230 7-330 8-430 9-530 10-630 etc. There is the possibility to do 10 Hour shifts if we are very busy those may be: 6-430 7-530 8-630 9-730

Requirements

ARRT certification required
BLS certification required
Working knowledge of all radiological equipment in the Radiation Oncology Department.
Functional knowledge of, linear accelerators, CT simulator, computer equipment, printers, various radiation dosimeters, diode system, automatic film processors.

Responsibilities

Prepares and applies ionizing radiation to the patient in accordance with the prescription and instruction of the Radiation Oncologist and under the general supervision of the Manager and Lead Therapist.
Operates all Radiation Oncology related equipment, i.e. CT simulator, linear accelerator, QA dosimeters, diode system, and various computer equipment.
Accurately delivers the prescribed planned course of radiation therapy according to department protocols.
Verbal and visual confirmation of patient's identification.
Reads and reviews treatment chart prior to treatments to confirm diagnosis, area, energy, technique, daily dose, total dose and beam modifiers.
Verbally explains treatment procedure to patient.
Prepares treatment room and necessary equipment.
Maintains visual and oral communication via closed circuit T.V. and intercom system while patient is undergoing treatment.
Maintains written radiation therapy treatment records in an accurate and legible manner.
Interviews patients for history pertaining to IV contrast administration.
Provides radiation protection to patient, staff and self according to prescribed radiation safety standards.