Radiation Therapy Tech

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Company: Forrest General Hospital

Location: Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Description:

Details

Client Name
Forrest General Hospital
Job Type
Travel
Offering
Allied
Profession
Radiology
Specialty
Radiation Therapist
Job ID
29304589
Job Title
Radiation Therapy Tech
Weekly Pay
$2846.0

Shift Details

Shift
Day - 8x5 - 09AM
Scheduled Hours
40

Job Order Details

Start Date
11/25/2024
End Date
02/22/2025
Duration
13 Week(s)

Job Description
Job Title: Radiation Therapy Technician

Job Specialty: Radiation Therapy in Radiology-Oncology

Job Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8-hour days

Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week

Experience: Not specified

License: Registered by the ARRT in Radiation Therapy

Certifications: ARRT

Must-Have: Knowledge of ARIA systems and Radiation Treatment

Job Description:
- Perform radiation treatments in accordance with established protocols.
- Assist physicians in patient treatments and maintain comprehensive patient records.
- Ensure the patient's clinical history is complete and complete associated paperwork.
- Conduct QA/QC equipment tests and perform simulator procedures when required.
- Maintain and adhere to accepted sterile techniques and ensure a clean environment within the examination area.
- Share emergency call duties as required.
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to patients.
- Assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret information needed to identify patient requirements relative to age-specific needs.
- Cooperate with other team members, follow directions precisely, and function under stress while maintaining detail orientation.
- Constant walking, balancing, standing, turning, reaching, lifting, and handling are required.

Skills:
- Radiation treatment setup and performance.
- Proper operation of Linear Accelerators.
- Fabrication of immobilization devices.
- CT Simulation performance and operation.
- IGRT and IMRT application and performance.
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery operation and performance.
- Proper positioning of patients for treatment and simulation procedures.
- Accurate recording of patient treatments.
- Review patient charts and understand patient positioning, collimator settings, SAD/SSD, and treatment techniques.
- Determine when a physician is needed for patient treatment as dictated by protocol.
- Knowledge of proper protocol for irradiating blood.

Physical and Mental Demands:
- Ability to perform as a team member, demonstrate initiative, set priorities, and function under stress.
- Must be detail-oriented.
- Constant movement, sensory discrimination, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Visual acuity for paperwork and hearing acuity for conversation and background noise.
- Operate assistive devices including blood pressure machines, IV pumps, heart monitors, and suction machines.

Client Details

Address
6051 US 49
City
Hattiesburg
State
MS
Zip Code
39401

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