What are the responsibilities and job description for the Radiation Therapist Inpatient position at Cleveland Clinic?
Provides therapeutic and patient care services for the purpose of delivering radiation therapy as prescribed by a physician in an acute setting.
Responsibilities:
- Provides care and delivery of radiation therapy to both adult and pediatric populations.
- Participate in both weekend and holiday on call rotations.
- Become proficient in advanced therapy delivery systems such as Gamma Knife, High Dose Rate Brachytherapy and Total Body Irradiation techniques.
- Performs the delivery of radiation therapy to both ambulatory and inpatient populations.
- Instruct and evaluate radiation therapy students from accredited affiliate programs.
- Determines and delivers appropriate patient treatment plan in collaboration with physician and dosimetrist.
- Monitors and documents patient's condition and reports any adverse reactions.
- Assesses and educates patients according to specific department protocols.
- Positions patients and selects anatomic/technical parameters accurately.
- Checks and adjusts necessary equipment, including linear accelerator.
- Treatment and management of clinically acute patients. ICU, NICU, and PICU.
- Coordination of treatment delivery with acute care patients requiring anesthesia and sedation.
- On call and weekend treatments for clinically urgent treatment delivery for inpatient care.
- Assistance with delivery of radiation treatment during surgical procedures.
- Supervision and instruction of therapy students and dosimetry students on providing acute treatment care.
- Conduct Total Body Irradiation therapy for inpatients that are undergoing bone marrow transplantation procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education:
- Graduate from a School of Radiation Therapy Technology that is approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEA) or be registry eligible.
Certifications:
- Board certified Registered Radiation Therapist through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT), R.T.(R)(T)(ARRT) in good standing.
- Current state licensure if required by law in state in which employed.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider, American Heart Association (AHA).
Complexity of Work:
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations and a strong understanding of the sciences and physics.
- Ability to use various computer programs required in the design, interpretation, and set up of the radiation fields.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrates problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate and relate well with patients who are under physical and emotional stress.
- Ability to utilize computer programs to input data base and capture information.
Work Experience:
- Experience with radiation oncology specific electronic medical record as well as record and verify.
- Experience with external radiation therapy, IMRT, IGRT and CT simulation preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires ability to perform duties while walking, standing, stooping, reaching and lifting.
- Requires ability to lift materials weighing up to 35 lbs.
- Requires ability to push/pull over 100 lbs.
- Requires dexterity sufficient to perform computer functions.
- Requires Safe Operating Procedure for x-ray generating equipment.
- Requires ability to work the hours of operation - flexible.
- Requires ability to take "call" on weekdays and weekends based on a rotational schedule.
- Requires ability to float to other CCHS facilities when needed.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000
