Description

American Traveler seeks a Radiation Therapist with a minimum of 2 years of experience and required Aria and TrueBeam proficiency for an adult outpatient oncology clinic setting.

Details

• Adult outpatient clinic setting treating patients ranging from benign disease to cancer diagnoses (99% outpatient, 1% inpatient)
• External beam therapy is the primary treatment modality
• Special procedures include SRS (Stereotactic Radiosurgery) and SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy)
• Average daily census of 25 patients with a 1:1 therapist-to-room ratio
• Uses Aria/ARIA and Epic for electronic medical records and record & verify systems
• Uses TrueBeam linear accelerator
• Day shift, 5x8-hour shifts, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
• 13-week contract with no float, call, or weekend requirements

Requirements

• ARRT (T) certification required
• BLS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of radiation therapy experience required
• Hands-on experience with Aria and TrueBeam is required
• Adult outpatient setting experience required
• External beam therapy experience required
• License required if applicable
• Two professional references from a manager or supervisor within the past 12 months are highly preferred — pending references at time of consideration are acceptable but must be provided prior to start

Additional Information

• No facility orientation or dimensions training required — traveler begins working directly in the clinic
• Preferred experience includes CT simulation, CBCT/kV/mV imaging, IMRT, respiratory gating, SRS, SBRT, and treatment of benign brain tumors, keloids, prostate cancer with seeds/fiducials, and heterotopic bone
• Vision RT experience is preferred
• Royal blue scrubs required; scrubs are not provided by the facility
• Pre-start online modules are required (approximately 4–5 hours for non-acute roles) and must be completed annually
• Candidate must be available to work 2 out of 3 major holidays
• RTO is not permitted during the first week of assignment; up to 7 days of RTO may be approved provided it does not fall on a holiday — additional RTO requires facility approval
• Previous permanent, PRN, or EP staff employees of this health system must wait 12 months before being considered as a traveler; facility rehire approval is required
• Candidates living within 50 miles of the facility are eligible to apply
• Travel pairs are welcome but must have independent transportation and be comfortable with potentially different schedules
• Open to first-time travelers