Radiation Therapist – Sharp Grossmont Hospital – Day Shift – Per Diem
Sharp HealthCare
**Facility:** Grossmont Hospital
**City** La Mesa
**Department**
**Job Status**
Per Diem
**Shift**
Day
**FTE**
0
**Shift Start Time**
**Shift End Time**
Bachelor's Degree; Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) - CA Department of Public Health; AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association; Certified Radiation Therapy (T)(ARRT) - ARRT
**Hours** **:**
**Shift Start Time:**
Variable
**Shift End Time:**
Variable
**AWS Hours Requirement:**
8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
**Additional Shift Information:**
**Weekend Requirements:**
No Weekends
**On-Call Required:**
No
**Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):**
$66.300 - $85.550 - $104.790
This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.
**Per Diem - 8 hours**
**Monday through Friday**
**What You Will Do**
Performs procedures, setups, simulations, and prescribed treatments under the direction of the Radiation Oncologist, Physicist, or Lead Radiation Therapist to provide the highest level of care to Radiation Oncology patients.
**Required Qualifications**
+ Certified Radiation Therapy (T)(ARRT) - ARRT -REQUIRED
+ AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
+ Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree
+ 1 Year experience as a Certified Radiation Therapist in a physician's office or hospital setting.
**Other Qualification Requirements**
+ Satisfactory completion of formal training program in a JRCERT/CHEA approved school and meets the requirements of an appropriate State and/or Federal mandated certification or equivalent. - Required
**Essential Functions**
+ Demonstrates initiative and teamworkFollows instructions and works with minimal supervision; complies with work schedules and deadlines. Consistently exerts positive energy to identify, recommend, and participate in problem resolution, in an objective manner.
+ Department improvementParticipates in a pro-active manner, in both identifying concerns and offering solutions. Including the following meetings: Body Mechanics, Disaster Procedures, Fire, Safety, Hazardous Materials, and Infection Control.
+ General supportInitiate supplies necessary for treatments.Assist in maintenance of inventory in clinical area.Assist in continuous quality improvement.Report equipment failure to supervisor.Maintains cleanliness.Accurately charges billing for procedures.
+ Meeting attendanceDemonstrates an orderly and logical approach to resource utilization.Consistently utilizes time management skills to improve efficiency/ effectiveness ratio.Recognizes external factors and positively adjusts to change. Readily and willing adjusts to changes in the work environment.
+ Patient careInterprets and performs prescribed treatment plan.Maintains pre-treatment and treatment records: for simple dose-calculations as required.Operates simulator/mold and treatment equipment.Assist in preparation of weekly chart rounds.Maintains daily treatment schedules.Fabricates immobilization/positioning and treatment devices, i.e.molds Vaclocs, and masks.Assist MD with treatment simulation and use of immobilization molds.Photographs patients for documentation purposes.Physician's orders are correctly interpreted 90-95% of the time.Reviewed annually for proficiency in treating adult and geriatric cancer patients.Ability to provide simple dose calculations for emergency setups.
+ Patient satisfactionPatient satisfaction achieves oncology service-wide target. There is evidence of patient satisfaction through the following: verbal comments from patients themselves or through their physician, written feedback from patient evaluation cards, comments and scoring on AIDET surveys and Press- Ganey results.
**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
+ Knowledge of radiation therapy.
+ Ability to keep neat, accurate records.
+ Ability to follow physician's orders.
+ Effective interpersonal and patient contact skills.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class
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