Bakersfield Memorial Hospital·Bakersfield, California
Accurately deliver prescribed radiation therapy courses to cancer patients while ensuring clinical precision and patient comfort. Responsibilities include operating sophisticated radiation equipment, performing quality assurance checks, and managing electronic documentation via the ARIA system.
Where You’ll Work Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California.
Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics.
Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County.
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One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Radiation Therapist, you will be responsible for accurately delivering prescribed courses of radiation therapy to cancer patients, ensuring clinical precision and patient comfort.Every day you will meticulously position patients, operate sophisticated radiation equipment, perform daily quality assurance checks, and carefully monitor patients throughout treatment, providing support and clear communication.To be successful, you will demonstrate exceptional technical proficiency, meticulous attention to detail, and compassionate patient care, crucial for safe and effective cancer treatment.
Radiation therapist assists with patient procedures involving patient simulation.
Varian Trilogy linear accelerator radiation therapy, and other radiation therapy equipment as needed.
Computer Interactions via ARIA electronic oncology information management system.
Greets patients, verifies patient identification, electronic chart for proper radiation treatment parameters and physician prescriptions.
Provide patients, family and/or care givers information related to the treatment process; engages in discussion and answers questions regarding process, equipment used and explain the daily visit routine to ensure understanding of how their care will be delivered during the course of radiation therapy.
Prepares patient for treatment by assisting in dressing properly and directing/transporting patient to treatment room.
Positions patient and equipment in accordance with treatment plan.
Produces digital or film portal images and kV cone beam (CT-like) images when appropriate to ensure accurate patient position and treatment.
Programs equipment to deliver treatment as prescribed by physician.
Works with dosimetrist and/or physicist as well as administration to assure correct electronic documentation of treatment.
Job Requirements Required: Technical School Graduate of accredited school of radiation therapy Registered Technologist Radiation Therapy Registered Radiation Therapy Technologist: CA Current BLS through American Heart Association (AHA BLS) Preferred: Two (2) years recent radiation therapy experience Experience using ARIA or IMPAC, Varian and CT simulation equipment HDR brachytherapy experience
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited radiation therapy school and hold a current California state license and AHA BLS certification. Preference is given to those with two years of experience and proficiency with Varian equipment and ARIA or IMPAC software.
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