FT Day Radiation Therapist

Facility: Paulding Hospital

Wellstar Paulding in Hiram, Georgia is seeking a FT Radiation Therapist. The Radiation Therapist in the Radiation Oncology Department applies ionizing radiation to a diverse population of patients in accordance with the prescription and instructions of the Radiation Oncologist. They must be capable of operating radiation-producing equipment utilizing radiation safety measures and be able to perform a series of complex and precise technical procedures.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Participates in Quality Control Monitoring.
•    Delivers consistent precise therapy to a designated treatment area.
•    Demonstrates skill in patient assessment, performing procedures and giving specialty care to patients, considering the age of the patient and appropriately adopts care for age (adolescent, adult and geriatrics).
•    Documents appropriately in Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
•    Demonstrates a willingness to perform additional tasks and gives assistance when necessary to others.
•    Recognizes own limitations and/or needs and seeks assistance as needed.
•    Reports adverse reactions to physician immediately and follows policy and procedure (P/P) for documentation.
•    Educates patient/family on expected side effects, use of blocks, wedges and other treatment aids.
•    Follows P/P to ensure precise treatment per physician prescription.
•    Follows P/P to ensure precise treatment per physicist’s instruction in chart or computer. 
Follows proper procedure to ensure safety to self and patient.
•    Assesses mobility of patients and manages accordingly, looks at EMR for fall precautions.
•    Wears radiation safety badges at all times.
•    Practices universal precautions.
•    Participates in daily warm-up procedures to ensure output is within tolerances
•    Advises manager of any discrepancies and any material item that needs replaced or fixed as soon as possible
Understands and completes correctly all patient set-ups
•    Simulates new patients and/or patients with new treatment fields with no errors and according to physician’s written order in EMR.
•    Schedules patients appropriately and always lets patient know of any changes prior to changes being made.
Miscellaneous Items
•    Will do other tasks as assigned
•    Participates in on-call rotation
•    Is active as a student clinical instructor with both RTT and RTR students. Will evaluate and give feedback to both students and Clinical Advisor.
Required Minimum Education:
•    Associate's Degree Must be a graduate from an accredited Radiation therapy program Required
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
•    ARRT Radiation Therapy Required
•    Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Required
Additional Licenses and Certifications: n/a
Required Minimum Experience:
•    Minimum 2 years Experience in Radiation Therapy Preferred
Required Minimum Skills:
•    Demonstrates ability to treat/simulate patients.