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Radiation Therapist - Radiation Oncology

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

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Posted: 12-Apr-23

Location: Lewiston, Idaho

Salary: Open

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Allied Health

Internal Number: 450211

Description

At. St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, an affiliate of ScionHealth, we recognize that our patients deserve qualified, engaged, and competent healthcare professionals. And we know that our healthcare professionals deserve a working environment that is safe, leaders who are visible and supportive, and opportunities to grow and develop in their chosen disciplines. The heart of St. Joe’s is in its people, making our hospital a family that only the best is invited to join. If you feel that your skills and compassion fit with our vision for healthcare, we invite you to apply today.Â

The Radiation Therapist is an ARRT Registered Therapist who is responsible for the administration of radiation therapy as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist. The Therapist will have to interact with a variety of people including, but not limited to patients with cancer, physicians, nurses, patient's family, and co-workers. Therapist must possess good interpersonal communication skills.

Primary Duties

• Help ease patient's fear and apprehension about radiation therapy.
• Set up patients properly for accurate delivery of radiation treatment. Explain to patient what to expect during treatment and what the patient can do to make sure treatment is carried out accurately.
• Responsible for daily warm-up of treatment machine. This includes entering information in the warm-up logbook. Any variations from parameters set by physicist should be reported to the Senior Therapist.
• Responsible to check simulator for proper operation. Any problem that would interfere with proper operation should be reported to the Chief Radiation Therapist. All checks done should be properly entered on the simulator warm-up log.
• Properly position patient for simulation of treatment area using immobilization devices as necessary to ensure proper position of patient. Explain to the patient what to expect during simulation and how the patient can help to make the process go smoothly and correctly.

Work Conditions/Hours

Normal hours are 8 a.m. â€

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