Senior Radiation Therapist

About the role

The Radiation Therapist II position at Stanford Health Care is a critical role serving patient populations including adults, pediatrics, veterans, and BMT. This position involves administering radiation therapy with precision and accuracy under the direction of the radiation oncologist. The role includes providing excellent customer service and care to patients, serving as the primary liaison between patients and other members of the healthcare team, and participating in clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Treat local, national, and international patients.
• Administer innovative treatment, such as total skin and total body therapy utilizing advanced machines like ViewRay, RefleXion, Cyberknife, IORT, Varian True Beam with Vision RT, and soon Proton Therapy System.
• Participate in clinical trials in partnership with the Stanford School of Medicine to be at the forefront of new treatments and methods of treating cancer.
• Perform simple dosimetry calculations for urgent or emergent patient care, as needed.
• Participates in brachytherapy procedures, as required.
• Fabricates beam shielding devices, as required.
• Uses C-I-CARE principles and techniques to provide thorough explanations to patients and their families of procedures prior to performing them.
• Responds effectively to patient concerns and refers medical questions to appropriate personnel.
• Ensures the quality of patient care through complete and accurate documentation in the electronic health record.
• Reviews treatment/ simulation documentation and billing daily for accuracy and completeness and works closely with radiation oncology coders.
• Anticipates and facilitates patient flow by scheduling patients on the treatment and simulation units to optimize patient satisfaction and department efficiency and ensures physician and resource availability.
• Troubleshoots and problem solves effectively and efficiently using lean methodologies. Communicates appropriate issues to the Radiation Therapist- Lead or Manager for proper handling and potential escalation.
• Maintains a safe and orderly patient treatment room. Checks safety controls and devices in the treatment room daily and reports problems to the Manager.
• Performs warm up and quality assurance checks of equipment, as necessary.
• Actively participates in problem solving and process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• At least two (2) years of experience as an ARRT registered Radiation Therapist.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• ARRT-RTT.
• CA-RTT.

Skills

Knowledge of principles, practices and procedures involved in the operation of modern radiation therapy equipment and systems including simulation, imaging, and treatment procedures.

Knowledge of the human anatomy and proper positioning of the patient to provide treatment as prescribed.

Knowledge of principles and methods to ensure safety and quality control.

Knowledge of training, coaching and mentoring techniques.

Knowledge of scheduling and billing procedures.

Ability to consistently demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning and knowledge in the assessment and treatment of patients.

Ability to direct, lead, coach, and instruct Radiation Therapists and support staff as well as plan, assign and review work performed by them.

Ability to keep abreast with current developments in clinical practice.

Ability to assume responsibility for department projects and initiatives, such as safety, training, continuing education, performance and quality improvement.

Ability to communicate effectively and establish and maintain cooperative and productive working relationships with others.

Benefits

Opportunities to grow in areas such as dosimetry, education, research, and leadership.

Participation in quality committees and process improvement projects to establish standards of best practice.

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 Hour Shifts, No weekends, On-call.