Radiation Therapist Oncology - Flagstaff - Sign on and Relocation available!

Northern Arizona Healthcare•Flagstaff, AZ

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About The Position

Radiation Therapist Amazing Work in the majestic red mountain region of Sedona, Arizona! Northern Arizona Healthcare You'll love the Southwest. Why not love your career, too? Want to join an exceptional organization? If you value quality, go above and beyond in making patients a priority and want to help cultivate a positive, healthy, work environment, we want to talk to you. We are focused on assembling an outstanding team who will work together to maintain our stellar reputation and build a strong brand for Northern Arizona Healthcare as we expand our services. Some of the best radiation therapists in the country have joined our team and our team of more than 3500 employees, including over 200 of the highest quality providers who had their choice of healthcare organizations, chose Northern Arizona Healthcare! Here's why: Patient-centered, provider led, team-based and collaborative work environment. Partner with our outpatient oncology team to deliver comprehensive outpatient care Work-life balance is a priority with generous PTO accrual of 224 hours in first year, increasing after year four. Financially stable, growing organization. Highly competitive compensation and benefits, DOE- up to $124,342. Position eligible for annual incentive-based cash compensation. Sign on bonus -up to $15,000. Zero premium health insurance plan with employer HAS contribution and added healthy lifestyle incentives. 401(k) match and 100% vesting from first day of employment. Relocation bonus up to $25,000. Loan Repayment Programs. Live the Good Life: In our Northern Arizona communities, you'll discover abundant opportunities to enjoy a lifestyle that's comparable to few other places. It is all here, four beautiful seasons, clean air, great neighborhoods and no traffic jams. No matter what you do for fun, recreational opportunities are everywhere -- downhill and cross-country skiing, gorgeous hiking trails, wine tasting, and fine dining. You will also find it ready-made for families with excellent public and private schools, thriving secondary educational facilities, and cultural breadth and diversity. In addition, wherever you live and work you are well-positioned for weekend getaways in the vibrant cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas. A Day in the Life: The Lead Radiation Therapist is responsible for ensuring quality radiation therapy is consistently and accurately delivered as instructed by Dosimetrists, Chief Medical Physicist and Physician. S/he oversees the workflow and adjustments as needed to ensure patient care is not disrupted. The Lead Radiation Therapist functions as a part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care and serves as a technical advisor to other members of the multidisciplinary team and the Radiation Therapist. The Lead Therapist supervises otherradiation therapists. If you want to join an organization at a time of growth, transformation, and innovation, centered on providing high quality, cost-effective, and convenient care for our patients, we want to talk to you! Contact Physician Recruiter, Lori Stephenson at [email protected] or call-509-388-5124.

Requirements

EducationHigh School Diploma or equivalent (GED)- Required
Graduate of an accredited program in Radiation Therapy Technology- Required
Certification & Licensures
Registered by State or National Organization in conjunction with Radiation Therapy- Required
BLS (American Heart Association)- Required
EducationGraduate from an ARRT certified program- JCERT Required
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)- Required
Certification & LicensuresArizona Radiation Therapist License-Required
ARRT-Required
Must maintain CE credits to retain certification
BLS/RQI (American Heart Association)- Required

Nice To Haves

Experience with Varian ARIA EMR- Preferred
ExperienceMinimum 2 years experience as a Radiation Therapist- Preferred New Grads Welcome

Responsibilities

Patient Management Demonstrates the ability to treat using record and verify systems (ARIA preferred).
Demonstrates knowledge of Dosimetry calculations and radiation treatment parameters, on board imager and port films.
Demonstrates the ability to safely operate Linear Accelerators (Varian Preferred).
Knowledge of physics and human anatomy.
Demonstrates ability to measure electron block outputs and construct accurate patient blocking materials.
Ability to apply and treat with the SDX machine is preferred.
This position may require occasional coverage between the Sedona and Flagstaff Cancer Centers.
Demonstrates ability to simulate patient for treatment planning using 3-D CT technology in both centers.
Assists in the AccuBoost treatment and HDR (High Dose Radiation) treatments.
Ensures all treatment plans are verified by a second therapist and Medical Physicist by the third treatment.
Responds to and applies critical thinking skills in an emergency or crisis situations.
Demonstrates the ability to check daily & weekly charges.
Under a wide variety of circumstances, establishes contact with patients and their families.
Assists with patient scheduling due to transportation or housing needs.
Event Participation and Coordination Participates in Cancer Center sponsored community health screenings and events.
Compliance/Safety Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.
If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.
Assists in department QA tasks and ongoing radiation safety measurements.

Benefits

Work-life balance is a priority with generous PTO accrual of 224 hours in first year, increasing after year four.
Highly competitive compensation and benefits, DOE- up to $124,342.
Position eligible for annual incentive-based cash compensation.
Sign on bonus -up to $15,000.
Zero premium health insurance plan with employer HAS contribution and added healthy lifestyle incentives.
401(k) match and 100% vesting from first day of employment.
Relocation bonus up to $25,000.
Loan Repayment Programs.

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