Radiation Therapist - Outpatient
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Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies Village Medical, Village Medical at Home, Summit Health, CityMD, and Starling Physicians.
When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care.
Please Note: We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: @summithealth.com, @citymd.net, @villagemd.com, @villagemedical.com, @westmedgroup.com, @starlingphysicians.com, or @bmctotalcare.com.
Job Description
Job Description
Essential Job functions
Clinical Duties:
- Verify patient consent is documented
- Prepare and position patients for simulation and treatment
- Create and manage simulation and verification images
- Document procedural timeout
- Prepare the patient equipment for the delivery of the radiation
- Plan and deliver the treatment as directed and prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist
- Keep accurate records of the treatment of each patient
- Observe radiation safety and protection procedures
- Apply principles of ALARA to minimize exposure to patient, self and others
- Monitors the patient visually and aurally during treatment
- Involvement with treatment planning, which includes the exact location of the tumor and optimal technique for treatment
- Achieves precision patient alignment using imaging and external markings
- Assist in the computer planning of the specific treatment plan
- Collaborates with radiation oncologists, medical physicists and medical dosimetrists to compensate for treatment inaccuracies; and reports deviations from the standard or planned treatment
General Job functions:
- Participate actively in both the quality assurance required by law and/or accreditation institutions, and in clinical quality improvement initiatives
- Work with IT Aria administrator to ensure automated billing system is optimized and assist in audits
Physical Job Requirements.
- Pushing and pulling, taking frequency and weight into consideration.
- Physical strength to lift heavy objects, carts, or items, taking frequency and weight into consideration.
- Physical mobility, which includes movement from place to place on the job, taking distance and speed into account.
- Physical agility, which includes ability to maneuver body while in place.
- Dexterity of hands and fingers.
- Balance is maintained during climbing, bending and/or reaching
- Endurance (e.g. continuous typing, prolonged standing/bending, walking).
Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the field
- Graduate of a Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) accredited program in Radiation Therapy or equivalent
- Maintain certification and registration in Radiation Therapy by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
Travel
- Ability to commute to satellite offices as needed
The provided compensation range is based on industry standards and salary determinations will be made based on numerous factors including but not limited to years of experience and location of position.
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