The Radiation Therapist job is expected to administer radiation treatment to cancer patients; verification of treatment plans and quality checklist; documentation of treatment, daily and weekly linear accelerator QA, portal images, and CBCT. He/ She coordinated and schedules patients in ARIA system; follows physicians’ prescription and carries out all instructions. He/ She will verifies mathematical accuracy of treatment prescription; detects equipment malfunction, troubleshoots and reports problem to appropriate person. A Demonstration of appropriate medical knowledge when caring for patients with urgent/emergent patients, effective time management, and proactively assists other team members to meet teamwork goals.
Required Skills
- 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
- 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.
- Verifying correct side/site; Patient name, DOB prior to treatment
- Proactively assisting other team members to meet teamwork goals.
- Ensuring medical equipment is maintained and functioning properly, including daily warm-up procedures and quality assurance.
Required Experience
Current CA (CRT) certification in radiation therapy
Current National (ARRT) registry