Duties: Job Description: -The Radiation Therapist applies ionizing radiation to the patient in accordance with the prescription and instructions of the Radiation Oncologist.
Essential Functions: -Accurately delivers the planned course of radiation therapy with minimal supervision.
-Verifies patient information and prepares the treatment room and equipment.
-Monitors patient's condition while undergoing treatment, recognizing signs of treatment complications and alerting the physician or nurse if needed.
-Explain procedure to patient, means of communication during treatment, and procedure to follow if emergency arises during treatment.
-Reinforce Radiation Oncologist's advice to patient regarding reactions to treatment and their care. Department
-Specific Job Functions: -Perform quality assurance checks on all treatment plans prior to treatment. -Perform image fusion daily on patients treatment (when applicable), verifying the planned treatment field matches the area of interest for treatment.
-Perform custom immobilization, through fabrication of patient specific immobilization devices, to accurately align patients for daily radiation therapy.
-Follow principles of Radiation protection for patient, self, and others.
-Conduct daily Quality Assurance checks on Radiation delivery equipment.

Skills: Required Skills & Experience: - Good communication skills to interact effectively with patients, patient families, and other staff. -Ability to perform highly complex and varied tasks requiring independent knowledge, its application to a variety of situations, and exercise of independent judgement. -Ability to supervise radiation therapy students. Preferred Skills & Experience: - N/A.