Radiation Therapy Tech
About The Position
Under the direction of physicians and physicists, the Radiation Therapy Tech assists in planning, setting up, and delivering therapeutic radiation doses to the smallest adequate volume of tissue while preserving normal tissue as much as possible. The role performs treatment simulations, fabricates immobilization devices and custom shielding, delivers prescribed radiation, and maintains treatment and departmental records. It also includes scheduling patient appointments, supporting quality control, and participating in clinical instruction of Radiation Therapy students. The position is based at Lipson Cancer Institute - Linden Oaks, 20 Hagen Drive, Rochester, NY 14625, and is scheduled for 40 hours per week in 8-hour shifts, either 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. After six months of employment, the employee joins a weekend and call rotation approximately every seven weeks.
Requirements
- Graduate of a two-year Radiation Therapist Program.
- NYS licensure as a Radiation Therapist, or a NYS permit with licensure obtained within six months of hire.
- For new graduates, an official transcript from an accredited school or a letter emailed directly from the school registrar confirming program completion is accepted upon graduation.
- Primary-source education verification is required within 90 days of graduation.
Nice To Haves
- ARRT certification.
Responsibilities
- Perform treatment simulations under the direction of the Radiation Oncologist.
- Fabricate immobilization devices and custom shielding as needed.
- Deliver therapeutic radiation doses according to the Radiation Oncologist’s prescription.
- Take and label port films and ensure they are appropriately checked.
- Ensure equipment quality-control procedures under the direction of the medical physicist.
- Maintain treatment records, including dose additions, port-film documentation, prescription adjustments, diagrams, blocking, and landmarks.
- Schedule patient appointments.
- Maintain daily log sheets documenting inpatients, finishes, new courses, new patients, electron patients, and non-malignant cases.
- Maintain records needed for department statistics.
- Participate in clinical instruction of Radiation Therapy students.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
