Radiation Therapist

Overview

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Description

Are you looking to expand your career as a Radiation Therapist? Dayton Physicians Network is looking to add a Radiation Therapist to our Kettering location.

The Radiation Therapist provides safe and effective delivery of radiation treatment as prescribed by the physicians and documents patient’s daily statistical information.

Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm; 24 hours per week (3 days a week). No weekends, evenings or holidays. Work/life balance schedules.

• Company holidays and a flexible holiday
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Package
• Additional accrual increase after 1 year of service with Dayton Physicians
• 401K
• Scrub Allotments
• Yearly Bonus Program

The CARES model reflects the principles that guide our day-to-day behaviors; our decisions, our actions, and our relationships with each other and with the patients and families we serve. All DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following:

• COMPASSION: the patient is at the center of all we do
• ACCOUNTABILITY: we hold ourselves accountable for our actions
• RESPECT: we show respect for others
• EXCELLENCE with Innovation: we strive for excellence in all we do
• SERVICE through
  
  Collaboration:
  
  we provide service to our patients, team members and community

Additionally, as DPN is a service-oriented organization, all DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following when interacting with patients, employees and other customers:

• Smile, make eye contact and greet with energy
• Restate what you are hearing. Listen patiently and compassionately to complaints. Our patients and families are likely going through a difficult time. Irritability on their part is not about you.
• Give full attention. Turn away from the computer screen and face the person you are conversing with.
• Explain any potential delays in service and provide frequent updates.
• Empathize

• Operates the linear accelerator and delivers on a planned course of radiation therapy with minimal supervision and monitors the accuracy of delivery
• Positions patient according to setup instructions determined in the simulator, using special devices where applicable
• Reports any unusual reactions or patient concerns to the physician, withholding treatment if deemed necessary by the physician
• Checks daily treatment record for special instructions or procedural changes
• Thoroughly educates patients and/or family on the radiation therapy procedures the patient will receive
• Performs a “Time Out” to make sure the correct patient is being treated
• Performs a “Chart Check” prior to any new treatment fields: verifies the prescription has been approved and all pertinent treatment information is accurately documented
• Takes photographs of set-ups when applicable and documents them in Aria
• Maintains daily treatment schedule, ensuring efficient patient flow
• Notify appropriate personnel for transportation arrangements when necessary
• Checks billing daily to ensure the correct physician and codes have been sent through
• Performs simulation in accordance with simulation policy & physician’s instructions
• Performs imaging procedures prescribed by the physician; makes any changes requested if a film is rejected
• Performs daily quality assurance check on the machine each morning: document all parameters and notify physics if any parameters are out of range
• Follow all radiation safety measures for patient and personnel as specified by the radiation safety officer
• Notify appropriate personnel when equipment is in need of repair or when supplies run low
• Follow all health care privacy and safety rules and adheres to Dayton Physicians Core Values
• Other duties as assigned

• High school diploma and graduate of AMA approved school in radiation therapy
• Current Ohio Department of Health Radiologic license
• Current ARRT license
• Position preferred 2-3 years previous Radiation Therapist experience
• CPR certification required

• Excellent oral and written communication
• Working…