Senior Radiation Therapist

About the role

The Senior Radiation Therapist is an experienced clinical professional and key member of the multidisciplinary oncology care team, responsible for delivering safe, accurate, compassionate, and evidence-based radiation therapy to patients. This role performs complex simulation and treatment procedures using advanced linear accelerator and imaging technology while ensuring treatments are administered in accordance with the radiation oncologist's prescription, departmental protocols, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced radiation therapy treatments in accordance with physician prescriptions, treatment plans, departmental protocols, and regulatory standards, ensuring accurate patient positioning, immobilization, imaging, and treatment delivery.
• Perform and support complex CT simulations, treatment setups, image-guided procedures, special procedures, and emergency simulations while applying senior-level clinical judgment and technical expertise.
• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for radiation therapy staff, students, and new team members by supporting orientation, competency development, troubleshooting, and consistent application of best practices.
• Cook up daily clinical workflow in collaboration with department leadership to support efficient patient scheduling, treatment continuity, equipment readiness, and timely communication of operational needs.
• Coordinate quality assurance, safety checks, chart review support, incident prevention, and adherence to radiation safety standards to promote safe and accurate treatment delivery.
• Collaborate with radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, nurses, and other members of the oncology care team to monitor patient status, communicate treatment-related concerns, and support compassionate, patient-centered care.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree from an accredited Radiation Therapy program
• Minimum four years' experience

Skills and Abilities

• Good interpersonal/human relations skills
• Ability to respond to emergency situations and unpleasant elements
• Ability to work with hazardous materials and wear protective clothing
• Operate a personal computer
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the unique care needs for patients across all age groups

Qualifications

• Radiation Therapist - South Carolina
• Radiation Quality Standards Association
• Radiography - American Registry Radiologic Technologist
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days

Physical Demand

Medium Physical Demand