Radiation Therapist, Lewiston, ID

Lewiston, ID
Posted 4 months ago

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The Radiation Therapy Program Includes:

  • State of the art equipment with a new Elekta Versa with VMAT commissioned in 2023
  • New wide boar GE CT onsite
  • New PET CT located at the hospital
  • Radiation Oncologist with 30 years of experience
  • Work with experienced therapists with a combined total of over 55 years of experience
  • Onsite dosimetrist and physicist to provide support
  • Welcoming staff eager to create a positive work environment and support a new therapist

The Radiation Therapist is an ARRT Registered Therapist who is responsible for the administration of radiation therapy as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist. The Therapist will have to interact with a variety of people including, but not limited to patients with cancer, physicians, nurses, patient’s family, and co-workers. Therapist must possess good interpersonal communication skills.

Primary Duties

  • Help ease patient’s fear and apprehension about radiation therapy.
  • Set up patients properly for accurate delivery of radiation treatment. Explain to patient what to expect during treatment and what the patient can do to make sure treatment is carried out accurately.
  • Responsible for daily warm-up of treatment machine. This includes entering information in the warm-up logbook. Any variations from parameters set by physicist should be reported to the Senior Therapist.
  • Responsible to check simulator for proper operation. Any problem that would interfere with proper operation should be reported to the Chief Radiation Therapist. All checks done should be properly entered on the simulator warm-up log.
  • Properly position patient for simulation of treatment area using immobilization devices as necessary to ensure proper position of patient. Explain to the patient what to expect during simulation and how the patient can help to make the process go smoothly and correctly.

Work Conditions/Hours

Normal hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. However, schedules may vary in accordance with business necessity. Normal office working conditions.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

  • Oncology
  • Radiology

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Lewiston, ID: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

  • Radiation oncology: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • ARRT (R) Certification (Required)
  • BLS Certification (Preferred)

Job Features

Job CategoryRadiation Therapist

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