Radiation Therapist

Inova Health System is seeking a Radiation Therapist for a job in Fairfax, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Radiation Therapist

Discipline: Allied Health Professional

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Ongoing

Shift: days

Employment Type: Staff

Inova Schar Cancer Center is seeking Radiation Therapist 2 to join the Proton team. This position part-time day shift (20 hrs/week) with a varied schedule. We offer a great Sign-On Bonus and Relocation Bonus! Plus, don’t forget about our other amazing benefits and perks!

Inova Benefits and Perks:

- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage

- Tuition reimbursement and Educational Assistance

- Student loan assistance – up to $10,000!

- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities

- Paid parental leave for birth/adoption of a child

- Retirement benefits with match from day one

- Free Parking to all employees

- Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!

See Full List of Benefits Here: 2024 INOVA BENEFITS GUIDE

Requirements for consideration:

- Associate degree in Radiation Therapy or Certification.

- 2 years of experience as a Staff Therapist in a Radiation Therapy department with experience in linear accelerators and patient simulation

- American Registered Radiologic Technologist required upon start.

- Basic Life Support form AHA required upon start.

Additional:

- VA License Highly preferred

Job Responsibilities:

- The Radiation Therapist 2 communicates effectively with patients, families, medical staff, healthcare team members, supervisors and outside contacts.

- Responsible for treatment modalities and protocols to accurately set-up and administer radiation treatments on a daily basis.

- Performs simulation procedures for initial patient set-up while verifying proper functioning of linear accelerators, simulators and Computed Tomography machines.

- Maintains accurate records of daily treatments and other records as required; Documents any corrections in charts resulting from changes in the originally prescribed course of treatment.

- Ensures that portal verification films are taken at appropriate intervals; Recognizes the need for adjustments in treatment ports when comparing simulation/portal films or patient positions; Prepares immobilization devices in accordance with physician prescriptions.

- Positions patients for initial definition of tumor volume to be determined by physicians; Films specified treatment volume for review and approval by physicians.

- Marks/tattoos appropriate body anatomy for daily re-positioning on linear accelerator; Documents or captures patient measurements and machine treatment parameters for dosimetry planning and calculations; Acquires Computed Tomography machine data sets for patient positioning, contours and set-up parameters.

- Attends department in-services, conferences and meetings; Keeps abreast of new technology in field and assists in the development of new techniques through participation in research projects or educational demonstrations; Demonstrates knowledge of department treatment modalities and protocols in scheduling, set-up and treatment of patients.

- Performs daily quality assurance on linear accelerators, simulators and Computed Tomography machines to verify accurate output of designated parameters; Reports erratic operation of equipment to physics; Verifies operation of emergency shutoffs and interlocks; Reports any discrepancies to physics.

- Participates or provides assistance with in-vivo dosimetry measurements and special dosimetry.

- May perform additional duties as assigned.

Inova Job ID #652665. Posted job title: proton radiation therapist 2

Part Time