Radiation Therapist
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Radiation Therapist
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Provides advanced cancer care and research
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.
Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.
Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.
Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.
Job Description:
SCOPE: The radiation therapist administers treatments to patients under direction and supervision of a radiation oncologist and the supervisor, therapy & imaging; Accurately positions beam of radiation to correspond with designated tumor volume; Accurately delivers prescribed dose; Under minimal supervision, images tumor volume and outlines the corresponding target on patient’s surface; Accurately records data with respect to field parameters, patient dimensions, and contour acquisition, which are essential for proper dosimetric calculations and high quality radiation therapy.
FUNCTIONS:
1. Administers daily radiotherapy treatments to patients assigned to the treatment unit, accurately and efficiently, at a speed consistent with patient scheduling.
2. Maintains records of daily treatments as required in assigned treatment area. Follows treatment policies and procedures. Proactively reviews patient's chart.
3. Assists with outside customers and vendors.
5. Participates in the clinical orientation/instruction of newly hired radiation therapists, radiation therapy student and x-ray students.
6. Performs mandatory quality control activities and participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement program of the treatment area department.
7. Maintains a clean, safe, and organized work environment. Observes and adheres to radiation safety and infection control policies.
8. Rotational Call
QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduate of an accredited program in radiation therapy technology or suitable equivalent.
2 years clinical experience as a radiation therapist preferred but not required.
ARRT eligible or current registry as RT(T) and licensed by the Louisiana Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners.
CPR required.
Computer skills and exposure to various Elekta & Varian treatment machines preferred.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Provides advanced cancer care and research
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center provides cancer care across a network for more than 50 years, focusing on compassionate, expert treatment and education. What they do: deliver advanced cancer care through diagnosis, treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation), early detection, research, and patient education to improve survivorship. How it works: teams of clinicians coordinate care for individuals, combining medical therapies with supportive services to guide patients from diagnosis through treatment and follow-up, plus ongoing research to refine treatments. How it differs from competitors: a long-standing community-based center committed to compassionate care and survivorship, integrating early detection, research, and education under one organization to reduce the burden of cancer for patients and families. Goal: improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer by advancing treatment, detection, and education.
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