Lead Radiation Therapist III

Job Summary

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provides patient education in order to maximize patient compliance with his/her plan of care and provide family education when needed.
• Responsible for efficient operation of the assigned clinical treatment area of department, including scheduling of treatment machines, break coverage and any special procedures.
• Serves as a resource to departmental personnel to resolve clinical issues through out clinical area; division and/or patient related.
• Captures daily activities and schedules of the Therapists to ensure quality treatment delivery and maximum utilization of equipment and personnel.
• Instructs new staff members in quality assurance, treatment protocols and improvement policies and practices.
• Works with the Radiation Therapy Manager and Chief of Physics to develop new techniques/policy and procedures or resolve clinical issues.
• Works with Physician and Therapist staff to triage emergent cases and negotiate scheduling of patients.
• Manages Treatment Teams during equipment failures and facilities machine down procedure in a professional and safe manner.
• Documents treatment delivery information and records treatment variances using the appropriate incident reporting tool.
• Teaches staff how to use incident reporting tool correctly.
• Orients new departmental personnel and visitors unfamiliar with the department and/or specific procedures.
• Participates in specialty areas such as, but not limited to, Clinical Instruction of Radiation Therapy Technology Students, EBRT, and Stereotactic Radiosurgery.
• Participates in Departmental and Therapist Staff Meetings and demonstrates ability to lead and support meetings when called upon by Therapist Manger.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
• Licenses required: Radiology MA License, Registration required: American Board of Rad Tech., Certificate 1 required: Basic Life Support
• 3-5 years related work experience required.
• Must be a graduate of JCRT accredited institution/program in Radiation Therapy.
• IMRT, IGRT experience required
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Preferred Qualifications

• MOSAIQ record and verify system, Cyberknife SRS, and CT Simulation experience preferred.

Competencies

• Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Age based Competencies

• Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 – 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.

Physical Nature of the Job

• Very Heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 50 pounds of force continually. Employee is physically active in all elements of the job.

Pay Range

$60.50 – $81.43