Radiation Therapist Pearlman Cancer Center

Overview

Role:
At the center of any fight with cancer is the patient. Each patient needs top-notch treatment from diagnosis to recovery. At Pearlman Comprehensive Cancer Center, our role is to provide personalized, efficient, and effective care for every patient. The staff at the Bruce Williams Radiation Therapy Center take that role seriously by combining imaging capability with the most precise radiation delivery system available.

The goal is to treat the tumor with a high dose of radiation while protecting the surrounding vital organs and tissues. It’s always exciting to have the most advanced technology to offer our patients who are part of our community, our friends and family. The Elekta VersHD linear accelerator treatment units are the center of radiation therapy and provide customized treatments including the following modalities.

• Deliver therapeutic radiation under the direction of the radiation oncologist.
• Provide quality technical care to patients as part of the radiation therapy team.
• Participate in screening patient needs, student education, and quality improvement.
• Utilize a range of treatment modalities and imaging capabilities to optimize patient outcomes.

• 3D conformal and electron therapy: adjust energies to tumor position and depth; shape beams to reduce side effects.
• IMRT: use software and multileaf collimator to deliver radiation in hundreds of small segments for targeted dosing.
• IGRT: image guided radiation therapy to localize disease and address internal organ movement.
• SBRT: stereotactic body radiation therapy delivering high doses over 1–5 days with 4D planning for patients who cannot tolerate surgery.
• SRS: stereotactic radiosurgery for small brain tumors with cone-collimated fields.
• VMAT: volume modulated arc therapy to speed treatment delivery with improved precision.
• SGRT: surface guided radiation therapy with camera-based mapping to detect position changes during treatment.

Purpose. No matter your role or area, we work toward goals that will make our community a better place. Excellence. We strive to do the right thing the right way, are accountable, require competence, and are compassionate in our service. Team Spirit. We encourage teamwork, support development, acknowledge talents, and promote innovation. Award Winning Performance. We are committed to providing the best care and are recognized locally, statewide, and nationally for exceptional care.

• Low Healthcare Insurance Premiums
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee discounts
• Company paid life insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Cancer Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• On-the-job training and skills development
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Employee Assistance Program

JOB LOCATION
:
Cancer Center

DEPARTMENT
: PCC - RADIATION ONCOLOGY

SCHEDULE
:
Full Time, 8 HR Day Shift, 7:30 - 16:00

The Radiation Therapist delivers therapeutic radiation under the direction of the radiation oncologist. Provides quality technical care to patients as part of the radiation therapy team and participates in screening patient needs, student education, and quality improvement.

• Graduate of CAHEA approved Radiation Therapy Technology Program or the equivalent.
• Currently registered or registry eligible with the ARRT in Radiation Therapy Technology.
• Current healthcare provider CPR required.
• Knowledge of geriatric patient care.
• Interpersonal relations with other employees, physicians, patients and families, and other health care professionals.
• Ability to organize and react in a high stress environment.

Working Conditions - ADA information:
Indoors, daytime shift, mostly weekdays, call back standby. Duties require sitting, standing, stooping, bending, lifting (in excess of 40 pounds), pushing objects, and operating technical and office equipment.

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