Radiation Therapist

Radiation Therapist

Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri, dedicated to transforming community health through innovative life-care practices. The company offers a comprehensive range of benefits and perks designed to support employees' diverse needs and enhance their work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Delivers and schedules daily radiation treatments as prescribed by the radiation oncologist.
• Verifies treatment fields and patient positions by taking daily imaging utilizing various media.
• Performs weekly treatment charts checks to verify treatment doses, cumulative doses, and radiation doses to body structures.
• Arranges for transportation if inpatients to the department and via van or ambulance.
• Observes patients on a daily basis for possible radiation therapy induced side effects and alerts nurses or radiation oncologists.
• Addresses patients’ questions and concerns within the scope of professional practice.
• Performs quality assurance procedures and collects data for medical physicist’s dissemination.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) accredited training program in radiation therapy required.
• Six months in radiation therapy preferred.
• Experience with IMRT, 3-D therapy, brachytherapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery preferred.
• Radiology/ARRT(R) - American Registry Of Radiologic Technologists upon hire.
• Radiation Therapist (must have registration in therapy or is registry eligible and pass the registry examination) required within 1 year of hire.
• Basic Life Support required upon hire.