Radiation Therapist

Schedule:

• Status: Full-time
• Hours per week: 40

Compensation: $33.93 - 53.38 per hour

Benefits:

• Sign on bonus – up-to $25,000 sign on bonus for certain roles
• Tuition Reimbursement - Full-time and half-time caregivers may apply for continuing education and tuition reimbursement benefits of 24 hours and $500 per year after six months of employment
• 403(b) tax deferred annuity - All caregivers may participate at any time. The medical center will contribute 50% of the caregiver’s contribution up to a maximum of 4% for eligible employees
• Benefits including medical, dental and vision

Job Description

RequiredBehaviors:

• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

RequiredQualifications:

• Completion of a formal program in Radiation Therapy
• Registered through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) as a Certified Radiation Therapist
• Current New Mexico State license in Radiation Therapy
• Fluent in English

Duties and Responsibilities:

Treatment:

• Operates linear accelerator and or Superficial X-ray machine for the treatment of cancer patients
• Sets up and positions patients for their daily treatments as outlined in the patient care plan
• Schedules patients for their daily treatments
• Performs daily machine warm up and QA data checks
• Will be on call for any after hours (emergency)

Simulation:

• Operates conventional and or CT/Simulators
• Sets up and positions patients according to physician and or dosimetrist instructions
• Constructs special treatment aids and devices

Communication:

• Effectively communicates with staff and patients
• Informs the physician and or nurse of any changes in the patient’s status during treatments
• Explain to patient and/or family as to what will occur during the treatment process and answer any questions that may arise

Documentation:

• Maintain daily documentation in patient’s departmental treatment chart

Education:

• Maintains CEU’s as required by the ARRT and the State of New Mexico
• Attend patient care, quality assurance and departmental staff meetings
• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:

Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship

• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:

Physical Activities:

• All Cancer Center jobs may require lifting / pushing / pulling varying weights may exceed 200#s
• Activities may include intermittent or prolonged: standing, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching with arms and using the hands to handle or feel
• Repetitive motions may also be required, such as: wrist / hand movements, grasping, and finger dexterity (as in typing, writing, etc.)

Work Environment:

• The job requires exposure to the following conditions: risk of radiation, working near moving or mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock
• The noise level may vary from very quiet to very loud

Sensory Requirements:

• Hearing: must be able to hear: alarms on equipment, fire alarms, overhead announcements, patients/families verbal discussions, and instructions/feedback from other healthcare providers.
• Vision: must be able to see, focus on close-up and distant objects, distinguish colors, have intact (peripheral vision), and depth perception (to judge distance and spatial relationships)

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