Radiation Therapist, Pleasanton

Overview

1.0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour R2653219 Onsite  Rad Therapy Pleasanton Allied Health PLEASANTON, 5725 W Las Positas Blvd, California

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Radiation Therapist

Location:

Pleasanton

Shift /

Schedule:

Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 8 Hour Shifts, No weekends, No-call

Stanford is a destination for complex cases using state of the art technology and advanced treatment.

At Stanford Health Care, we see our allied health practitioners as critical contributors to our pioneering services. Working at the heart of medicine, we invite you to bring your very best to our team. Whether you're a Radiation Therapist, Physicist Assistant, Dosimetrist, Patient Admin Specialist, or one of dozens of other specialties, there's a place for your talents here. Explore our careers page to find your next opportunity!

• Deliver treatment to patients and/or perform patient simulations according to written prescriptions, treatment plans, and orders provided by the Radiation Oncologist. Explain treatment procedures to patient and/or family. Refer medical questions to appropriate personnel. Provide safety in patient care through the consistent practice of department protocols, policies and procedures for treatment administration. Recognize deviations from prescribed treatment delivery and report all deviations to the Operations Manager.
• Use C I CARE principles and techniques to provide explanations for treatment-related procedures. Respond effectively to patient concerns. Observe patients for expected and unexpected reactions to treatments and communicate this to appropriate staff members. Reinforce patient education/side-effect management information and indicate non-compliance to medical/nursing staff.
• Assure the quality of treatment delivery through the complete and accurate documentation of treatment records.
• Display a thorough understanding of radiation oncology billing and coding. Review treatment/simulation documentation and billing on a daily basis for accuracy and completeness and work closely with radiation oncology coders.
• Maintain an atmosphere of caring, concern and support for patients and their families, visitors, medical staff and co-workers on a consistent basis.
• Maintain a safe and orderly patient treatment room. Assess potential problems or difficulties with a setup. Check safety controls and devices in the treatment room daily and report problems to the Manager-Radiation Therapy. Perform warm up and calibration checks of equipment, as necessary.
• Perform other related and incidental duties as needed or assigned.

Education Qualifications

• Requirement met by License/Certification requirement

Experience Qualifications

• Requirement met by License/Certification requirement

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• 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

Licenses and Certifications

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

These Principles Apply To ALL Employees

Stanford Health Care Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me:
  Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way:
  Guide and…