Radiation Therapist

Tenet Massachusetts is seeking a Radiation Therapist in Worcester, Massachusetts

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty:
  Radiation Therapist
• Discipline:
  Allied Health Professional
• Duration:
  Ongoing
• Hours per week: 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type:
  
  Staff
• Sign-on Bonus:
  Up to $20,000 based on eligibility

Saint Vincent Hospital offers a whole new experience in health care. By combining our advanced, state-of-the-art facility with our commitment to providing the best quality of life to the many members of our Worcester community.

Saint Vincent Hospital excels at offering the best care in a friendly atmosphere. From our advanced heart and vascular services, to our comprehensive orthopedics and rehabilitation programs, our robust surgical facility including our Da Vinci robotic surgery and Cyberknife technology, to our comfortable and compassionate women & infants programs - you don't have to travel far for high-quality health care:
We're right here, in the heart of Worcester.

Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.

To perform the duties of a staff radiation therapist in the treatment units and the CT simulator units. To ensure the safe delivery of radiation treatment to patients as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist. Assist in teaching of the radiation therapy student in the field of radiation oncology technology.

• Safe delivery of daily radiation treatment to patient as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist.
• Observe for changes in patients and report these changes immediately to the Radiation Oncologist.
• Verify patient’s set up by taking initial and weekly portal films.
• Maintain proper appointment schedule for treatment patients.
• Keep an accurate treatment record, according to the policy and procedure of the University and department.
• Record correct billing record for each patient, according to the AMA CPT-4 guidelines and department policy and procedure.

Graduate of an accredited radiation therapy technology program.

Preferred: 3 years experience as a Radiation Therapist in a clinical setting

• ARRT (T)
• BLS
• State license

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

• Saint Vincent Hospital – Worcester, MA
• Metro West Medical Center – Framingham, MA
• Leonard Morse Hospital – Natick, MA (part of MWMC)

Tenet’s Saint Vincent Hospital has been providing high-quality health care to Worcester and the surrounding communities for more than 125 years. We are proud to have been the first hospital in central Massachusetts to offer robotically assisted surgical procedures and minimally invasive, computer-assisted joint replacements. We have earned Blue Distinction Center designations for Cardiac Services, Bariatric Surgery, and both Knee and Hip Replacement.

We are also a leading provider of Cyber Knife Radiosurgery and cardiac rehabilitation.

Tenet’s Metro West Medical Center has been serving the community since 1893, offering comprehensive family health services, advanced cardiac care, high-tech cancer treatments, and maternity care including our Special Care Level IIB nursery. Our hospitals are recognized by Health grades as part of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention.

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• 401k retirement plan
• Sign-On bonus