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Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Portland, OR
Career Level: Mid-Senior Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Description

Job Summary:
Provide ionizing radiation in accordance with the prescription and instructions of the Radiation Oncologist.

Essential Responsibilities:


  • Accurately delivers the prescribed, planned course of therapy with supervision from mentor.

  • Performs simulation/tumor localization procedures with supervision from mentor.

  • Orders for care are scheduled, carried out and documented in the electronic chart.

  • Take weekly portal images for treatment verification and have physician check.

  • Take patient photos and treatment field photos and transfer to patient chart.

  • Checks patient & chart identification, prepares the treatment room, sets up the immobilization devices, blocks, and tattoos patients with supervision from mentor

  • Assures that the patient is seen by Oncologist weekly and more often if recognizes signs of treatment complication.

  • Observes and practices Radiation Safety Standards.

Basic Qualifications: Experience

  • Zero-one (0-1) years of experience as Radiation Therapist.

Education
  • Must be a graduate of any age or background of an accredited Radiation Therapy program.
License, Certification, Registration
  • Radiation Therapist License - Temporary (Oregon) OR Radiation Therapist License (Oregon) within 3 months of hire
  • Basic Life Support within 1 months of hire
  • American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Certificate - Radiation Therapy Technologist within 3 months of hire
Additional Requirements:
  • Experience on linear accelerators and simulators, use of a Record and Verify system.
  • Must be able to seamlessly administer radiation treatments according to the prescription and multi-task.
  • Familiar with the use of immobilization devices.
  • Must have basic computer skills.
  • Must have working knowledge of radiation safety and current rules and regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
  • Possess excellent teamwork, organizational and customer skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with HDR, SRS and IMRT treatments.
  • Experience in the design and creation of blocks and immobilization devices.
  • Good oral and written communication, analysis/problem solving and advanced computer skills.
  • Knowledge of Varian Linear accelerators with MLC, Varis Record and Verify system, and CT simulation.
  • Bachelor of Science degree in radiation oncology.


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