Overview:
At St. Luke's, our team of imaging professionals' pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. We strive to foster an environment that embraces our employees' unique strengths, experiences and perspectives which drives our exceptional, patient-centered care.
Sign on Bonus eligible for external hires!
What You Can Expect:
* Schedule: Monday-Friday, day shift
* On call requirements: 5-6 week rotation scheduled Friday evening to Monday morning.
* One Varian True Beam averaging 20-30 patients per day. CT Sim on site.
* Strong safety culture and continued work to maintain process improvement to mitigate unnecessary errors
* The Boise location is poised to treat:
* SBRT, SRT/SRS, TBI, Pediatrics with and without sedation.
Minimum Qualifications for this Role:
* Education: Associates degree or experience in lieu of degree
* Licenses/Certifications:
* Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.
* American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification in Radiation Therapy.
Responsibilities:
The Radiation Therapist uses radiation to treat patients in accordance with the prescription and instructions of the Radiation Oncologist.
-Therapists will educate the patient, family or provider as to the extent and detail of each procedure, including informed consent as well as pre-and post-procedure instructions.
* Therapists are responsible for the preparation of an adequate, complete, and current medical record for every individual evaluated.
- Interpret and implement prescription, treatment plan and plan of care as directed by the radiation oncologist.
- Demonstrates strong knowledge of radiation oncology treatment delivery, planning techniques, imaging techniques, and treatment goals.
- Consistently maintains and operates radiation therapy equipment independently, safely and accurately and reports any concerns or variances in patient treatments or equipment performance to appropriate staff.
- Cooperates with and assists nursing staff, Radiation Oncologist and other care providers in monitoring patients' physical, emotional and psychological status during treatment.
- Communicates well in times of high stress for patient and machine issues.
- Documents care based on standards of care and practice to include procedural pause.
- Performs or assists with CT simulations occasionally.
- Demonstrates self-motivation and the ability to accept constructive criticism to improve abilities and work environment.
- Performs scheduled treatment chart checks.
- Maintains a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
- May perform block cutting.
- Serves as a role model and mentor to students.
- May assist in the clinical training and orientation of staff.
- Demonstrates knowledge and adheres to system policies and procedures.
- May be required to take call.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
* Education: Associates degree or experience in lieu of degree
* Experience: 0 years relevant experience.
* Licenses/Certifications:
* Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.
* American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification in Radiation Therapy.
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