Radiation Therapist - 10-Hour Day Shift - $10K Hiring Incentive!
About The Position
Cedars Sinai has a reputation for excellence, having been awarded the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award 19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. They were also awarded the Advisory Board Company’s Workplace of the Year, recognizing outstanding employee engagement. Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. They are known for their national leadership in transforming healthcare and developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Cedars-Sinai also demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
Requirements
- Under the supervision of the Chief Radiation Therapist and the professional direction of a Radiation Oncologist
Responsibilities
- Administer radiation treatments to cancer patients
- Verification of treatment plans & Quality Checklist
- Documentation of treatment, daily and weekly linear accelerator QA, portal images, and CBCT
- Coordinates and schedules patients in Mosaiq system
- Notifies appropriate person of EPIC scheduling changes
- Follows physicians prescription and carries out all instructions
- Verifies mathematical accuracy of treatment prescription
- Detects equipment malfunction, troubleshoots and reports problem to appropriate person
- Demonstrates appropriate medical knowledge when caring for patients with urgent/emergent patients
- Demonstrates effective time management
- Proactively assists other team members to meet teamwork goals
- Accurate Set-up and treatment of patients as prescribed by a Radiation Oncologist
- Utilizing imaging technologies for the purpose of simulation, treatment planning, and treatment delivery as prescribed by a Radiation Oncologist
- Operation of linear accelerator, including proper patient positioning and monitoring of patient during procedure
- Performs some special treatment procedures, such as Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT), Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), Brachytherapy.
- Performing weekly portal images, and daily CBCT, KV, VisionRT prior to delivering treatment.
- Accurately completing and charting all simulation and treatment summaries, report and documentations, along with photographs of set up and tattooing of patient as required
- Appropriate and timely documentation of treatments
- Patient management and education
- Documenting daily pain assessment
- Verifying correct side/site; Patient name; DOB prior to treatment
- Assisting with The Joint Commission readiness within the department
- Ensuring medical equipment is maintained and functioning properly, including daily warm-up procedures and quality assurance
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives
Benefits
- $10K Hiring Incentive
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
