Radiation Therapist

Kaweah Delta Health Care District • Visalia, CA

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About The Position

The Radiation Therapist operates and performs radiation therapy treatments, using expert knowledge of therapy units and treatment procedures. The role includes preparing, executing, and completing procedures in the radiation therapy environment, including reviewing orders, applying basic and advanced treatment and setup parameters, following radiation safety and regulatory requirements, responding sensitively to patient clinical needs, and providing excellent patient care.

The position works in the Radiation Oncology department at Kaweah Health and provides care appropriate to the population served, taking into account patients’ growth and development and their cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.

Requirements

• Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) license in Therapeutic Radiologic Technology.
• BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

• ARRT certification.
• Completion of an AMA-approved program in Radiation Therapy Technology.
• Two years of experience as a Radiation Therapy Technologist.

Responsibilities

• Explain treatment procedures to patients, including how to communicate during treatment and what to do in an emergency.
• Maintain visual and audible communication with patients during treatment.
• Schedule patients to make effective use of treatment-machine time and coordinate inpatient scheduling with hospital floors and other healthcare personnel.
• Perform machine warm-up and operate the linear accelerator to deliver the treatment prescribed in the treatment plan, while monitoring the patient and equipment.
• Follow established procedures for portal imaging, TLD measurements, and patient simulation.
• Perform quality assurance activities on the treatment machine and simulator.
• Perform chart checks according to department policy and review electronic charts, prescriptions, treatment plans, doses, fractionation, and images for accuracy and discrepancies.
• Verify treatment consent, patient identity and photographs, treatment fields, and the correct treatment site and side.
• Position patients to reproduce the setup from simulation and review images to assess setup reproducibility.
• Communicate patient needs to physicians, nurses, and other members of the radiation oncology team, and seek assistance when needed to provide quality care.
• Demonstrate empathy and maintain patient dignity, privacy, identity, and confidentiality, including personnel information for current and former staff.
• Enter patient charges accurately and review electronic charts for areas of optimized code capture.
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment, treatment and simulation rooms, consoles, and workstations.
• Refer equipment problems to the field service engineer.
• Perform hand calculations and fabricate immobilization devices, bolus, and customized shielding blocks.
• Assist with the HDR program by operating an ultrasound machine for prostate implant volume studies and take an active role in other brachytherapy procedures.
• Participate in Quality Improvement studies and attend staff and technical meetings.
• Provide care and services appropriate to the population served and the care plan, considering patient and family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed