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IL-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia

Regular

Job Highlights:

***Sign-on Bonus Eligible***

This is a full-time position working Mon-Fri day-shift hours.

Job Summary:

Administers radiation therapy by exposing specific areas of the patient's body to prescribed doses of radiation.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).
• Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards.
• Maintains detailed records of all therapy sessions.
• Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately.
• Delivers appropriate patient treatment plan in collaboration with physician and dosimetrist.
• Prepares and positions patients and selects anatomic parameters accurately.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Maintains and adjusts necessary equipment, including linear accelerator.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Assists in maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department.

EDUCATION

• Associate's degree

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Constant standing and walking.
• Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/moving of patients.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Rare kneeling and sitting.
• Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.

Licenses / Certifications:

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), Radiation Therapist (T) Certification and Registration - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), Radiologic Technologists - Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

4205000207 Radiation Therapy

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