Job Description

Overview:Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC is hiring for a Proton Radiation Therapist.Schedule:

• Monday - Friday
• 8am - 4:30pm

Pay Range: $55 - $62Responsibilities:The Proton/Photon Radiation Oncology Therapist provides high quality radiation therapy care to the patients and their families in Radiation Oncology. The Radiation Oncology Therapist will be a member of a specialized team of caregivers caring for radiation oncology patients at Sibley.

• Implements, documents, and administers radiation to patients and, with the entire team which includes pediatric and adult patients, monitors clinical and psychosocial needs and responses to therapy
• Provides education and psychosocial support to patients and families
• Prepares and applies ionizing radiation to the patient in accordance with the prescription and instruction of the Radiation Oncologist and under the general supervision of the Manager and Lead Therapist.
• Operates all Radiation Oncology related equipment, i.e. CT simulator, linear accelerator, QA dosimeters, diode system, and various computer equipment.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivelent is required
• ARRT certification is required
• BLS certification is required
• Minimum of 2 years proton experience is highly preferred

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation