radiology_technologist – Radiation Therapist

Specialty: Radiation Therapist
Facility: Renown Regional Medical Center
State License: NV
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Shift: 7:30am – 4:00pm;7:30am – 4:00pm;7:30am – 4:00pm;7:30am – 4:00pm
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Description: Specialty: Radiation TherapistFacility: Renown Regional Medical CenterState License: NVCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: Shift: 7:30am – 4:00pm;7:30am – 4:00pm;7:30am – 4:00pm;7:30am – 4:00pmGuaranteed Hours: Description: Description:RenownHealth Position TemplateFacility Name: Renown RegionalJob Code:968888Location Address:1155 Mill Street,Reno, NV 89502Position Information:MUST HAVE 3 Recent Years of TruBeam Experience. Role:Radiation Therapist Facility Department/Cost Center:200261 Shift:Mon – Fri,5×8’s, 7:30am – 4:00pm Guaranteed Hours is 36, traveler may the have option to work the full 40 hour,s or to flex 4 hours. Weekly Guaranteed Hours:36 Call Requirements:To be discussed during interview. Licenses:American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). License for Radiation Therapy is required. Required Certifications:American Heart Association BLS required.Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Radiation Control Program. Experience Required:3 years of recent TruBeam experience is required.Additional Comments:Travelers may be required to float to the needs of the organization up to their competency level.Will be required to pick up one additional shift during schedule period.Renown has the right to call off, without penalty, 48 hours, for low census per 13-week contract. This may be full or partial shifts.Schedule varies based upon department needs. Schedule can include weekends, holidays, and some call shifts.Hospital Information:Purpose:This position administers the prescribed therapeutic radiation dose to a predetermined treatmentarea for patients. The incumbent is also accountable for the localization procedures necessaryfor preparing the patients for radiation treatments. The incumbent provides support, educationand teaching to cancer patients and their families and are also required to assist in onboardingnew team members and educate students.Nature and Scope:The incumbent is challenged to evaluate and prioritize his/her job and must demonstrate theknowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based upon physical, motor/sensory,psychosocial, and safety appropriate to the age of the patient served. The incumbent mustprovide optimal patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation ofadolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and families and will meet standards of quality asmeasured by the unit/department age specific competency standards. The incumbent ischallenged to be exceedingly accurate in all tasks, realizing the effects of his/her tasks. Theincumbent is ultimately responsible for administering radiation, performing localization, basicdosimetry, custom block fabrication, charting, performing nursing and secretarial support andother related tasks. The position is required to operate linear accelerators and simulators. Thisposition must also operate electronic health records, record and verify system and othersoftware programs within the department. In addition, the position requires skin instructionproficiency, phone, and EMR skills.This position is responsible to annually demonstrate proficiency in body mechanics, fire safety,infection control, patient safety and CPR. Incumbent must complete annual core competencies,specific to department workflow, to work on completion of the Core RT Competency and theDevelopment Ladder Skills for this level upon completion of Staff RT requirements. The Core RTCompetency and Development Ladder will be completed within 3 months of completion of Staffrequirements and then assessed annually after the first completion.This position does provide patient care.. General Commentswww.renown.orgThe Region s Only Level II Trauma Center in Reno, NVAtRenown Regional Medical Center,you ll find the most advanced care in the region.Our specialists treat complextumors, stop heart attacks before they do serious damage and preform life-saving surgeries with patients back on theirfeet in no time.Trauma Center, 2 ER sRenown Regional Medical Center is the only trauma center between Sacramento and Salt Lake City, treating over80,000 ERand trauma patients a year. We are also home to the region s only children s hospital, a leading roboticsurgery institute,groundbreaking brain and nerve care, and comprehensive heart andcancer services.At the Renown Regional Medical Center, you can reap the benefits of a full range of leading-edge services and proceduresperformedby expert medical professionals. Our facilities and technologies are state-of-the-art. Here s a quick rundown ofprocedures and technologies -put to use to improve the health and well-being in our community. We instituted the first and only accredited heart failure center in northern Nevada We founded northern Nevada s first and only Institute for Neurosciences We brought the first low-dose CT imaging to the region We brought the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System to northern Nevada We implemented the first dedicated PET/CT scanner, Biplane Angiography and the newest 3T MRI technologies to the region No. of Positions: 1/1. Position creation reason:Vacant Position; Radiation Therapist – 200261 Radiation Therapy