Radiation Therapist - $34-57 per hour

Job Description

Inova Health System is seeking a Radiation Therapist for a job in Fairfax, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Radiation Therapist
• Discipline : Allied Health Professional
• Start Date : ASAP
• Duration : Ongoing
• Shift : days
• Employment Type : Staff

Inova Schar Cancer Center is seeking Radiation Therapist 2 to join the Proton team. This position part-time day shift (20 hrs / week) with a varied schedule.

We offer a great Sign-On Bonus and Relocation Bonus! Plus, don’t forget about our other amazing benefits and perks!

Inova Benefits and Perks :

• Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• Tuition reimbursement and Educational Assistance
• Student loan assistance up to $10,000!
• State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
• Paid parental leave for birth / adoption of a child
• Retirement benefits with match from day one
• Free Parking to all employees
• Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!

Requirements for consideration :

• Associate degree in Radiation Therapy or Certification.
• 2 years of experience as a Staff Therapist in a Radiation Therapy department with experience in linear accelerators and patient simulation
• American Registered Radiologic Technologist required upon start.
• Basic Life Support form AHA required upon start.

Additional :

VA License Highly preferred

Job Responsibilities :

• The Radiation Therapist 2 communicates effectively with patients, families, medical staff, healthcare team members, supervisors and outside contacts.
• Responsible for treatment modalities and protocols to accurately set-up and administer radiation treatments on a daily basis.
• Performs simulation procedures for initial patient set-up while verifying proper functioning of linear accelerators, simulators and Computed Tomography machines.
• Maintains accurate records of daily treatments and other records as required; Documents any corrections in charts resulting from changes in the originally prescribed course of treatment.
• Ensures that portal verification films are taken at appropriate intervals; Recognizes the need for adjustments in treatment ports when comparing simulation / portal films or patient positions;

Prepares immobilization devices in accordance with physician prescriptions.

• Positions patients for initial definition of tumor volume to be determined by physicians; Films specified treatment volume for review and approval by physicians.
• Marks / tattoos appropriate body anatomy for daily re-positioning on linear accelerator; Documents or captures patient measurements and machine treatment parameters for dosimetry planning and calculations;

Acquires Computed Tomography machine data sets for patient positioning, contours and set-up parameters.

Attends department in-services, conferences and meetings; Keeps abreast of new technology in field and assists in the development of new techniques through participation in research projects or educational demonstrations;

Demonstrates knowledge of department treatment modalities and protocols in scheduling, set-up and treatment of patients.

Performs daily quality assurance on linear accelerators, simulators and Computed Tomography machines to verify accurate output of designated parameters;

Reports erratic operation of equipment to physics; Verifies operation of emergency shutoffs and interlocks; Reports any discrepancies to physics.

• Participates or provides assistance with in-vivo dosimetry measurements and special dosimetry.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Inova Job ID #652665. Posted job title : proton radiation therapist 2