The work location for this position is St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho
Benefits May Include:
Medical, Dental, Vision
401k w/ employer match
Short & Long-term disabilities
Life & AD&D insurances
Employee Assistance Program
Pet Insurance
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The Radiation Therapy Program Includes:
State of the art equipment with a new Elekta Versa with VMAT commissioned in 2023
New wide boar GE CT onsite
New PET CT located at the hospital
Radiation Oncologist with 30 years of experience
Work with experienced therapists with a combined total of over 55 years of experience
Onsite dosimetrist and physicist to provide support
Welcoming staff eager to create a positive work environment and support a new therapist
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. \xe2\x80\x93 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. However, schedules may vary in accordance with business necessity. Normal office working conditions.
Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position. While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.
Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.
While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate. Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
High School Diploma or GED
Registered by American Registry of Radiologic Technologists as a Radiation Therapist
Experience in a Radiation Oncology Department is desirable