Radiation Therapist
at Oncology Consultants
Houston, TX 77024, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 24 Jan, 2025 | Not Specified | 25 Oct, 2024 | N/A | Radiation Therapy,Drug Free Workplace | No | No |
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Description:
ABOUT THE POSITION
We are seeking a full time Radiation Therapist for our Memorial City office.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Be able to lift up to 50 pounds
- walking and proper use of body mechanics to lift and move patients.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Graduate of an approved Radiation Therapy program
- 2 or more years of experience preferred.
- Registered through ARRT for radiation therapy.
- Texas Department of Health Services MRT license.
- CPR Certified
- Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy or Certificate in radiation therapy.
- Bilingual Spanish preferred
Oncology Consultants is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Oncology Consultants is an equal-opportunity employer.
Responsibilities:
- Properly turning on the linear accelerator and shutting down.
- Perform morning QA on linear accelerator by checking if everything is consistent with what the physicist has calibrated and set up.
- Be able to troubleshoot the machine, 4D software and OBI software efficiently.
- Explain treatment plans and simulations.
- Use two identifiers for ALL patients.
- Perform weekly chart checks on all patients in their shift.
- Follow safety procedures to protect the patient and themselves from overexposure to radiation.
- Use proper imaging protocol on patient to determine the exact location of the area requiring treatment. (MV, KV, CBCT)
- Accurately capture daily activity charges.
- Being able to operate the machine to treat the patient with radiation.
- Monitor the patient’s response to radiation treatment and report it to the medical assistant if there is no oncology nurse.
- Know how to use the ARIA for documentation purposes and for checking the daily dose.
- Deliver correct dose to the correct site on patient.
- Maintain a clean treatment and simulation room, dressing rooms and console area.
- Properly open and close the facility.
- Must be familiar with Varian 21ix, Smart Arc, and OBI (IGRT/CBCT
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Oral Healthcare Services
BSc
Radiation therapy
Proficient
1
Houston, TX 77024, USA