About Renaissance Institute
The Renaissance Institute is dedicated to advancing cancer care through innovative treatments, personalized patient care, and access to cutting-edge clinical research. Our team of physicians, physics, radiation therapist and support staff work collaboratively to deliver comprehensive care tailored to each patient's unique needs.
We offer a wide range of specialized treatments, including advanced radiation therapy techniques and other evidence-based oncology services designed to achieve the best possible outcomes while maintaining quality of life. By integrating the latest medical technologies and treatment approaches, we strive to provide patients with exceptional care close to home.
In addition to our clinical services, the Renaissance Institute is committed to shaping the future of cancer treatment through participation in clinical trials. These research studies provide eligible patients with access to promising new therapies and treatment options that may not yet be widely available. Our clinical trials program reflects our commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and expanding treatment possibilities for the patients we serve.
At the Renaissance Institute, our mission is to combine compassionate care, specialized expertise, and groundbreaking research to improve the lives of patients and families throughout their cancer journey.
Job Summary
Join our dynamic team as a Radiation Therapist, where you will play a vital role in delivering precise and compassionate radiation treatments to patients undergoing cancer therapy. Your expertise will ensure safe, effective, and individualized treatment plans utilizing advanced imaging and radiation technology. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to life-changing patient care while working with cutting-edge medical equipment and techniques. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimize treatment outcomes and uphold the highest standards of radiation safety and patient comfort.
Duties
- Deliver radiation therapy treatments using linear accelerators and other equipment, ensuring precise positioning, dosage, and beam delivery in accordance with treatment plans.
- Collaborate with radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, and nurses to develop, review, and execute patient-specific treatment plans, with a focus on large volumes of SRS (Stereotactic Radiosurgery) and SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy).
- Conduct daily equipment quality assurance tests and calibrations to ensure functionality and compliance with safety protocols.
- Prepare patients for treatment, including simulation procedures such as CT imaging, mold creation, and immobilization.
- Monitor patients during sessions for reactions or changes, providing support and escalating issues as necessary.
- Educate patients and families on treatment processes, side effects, and post-treatment care.
- Maintain detailed and timely documentation of treatments, patient responses, and equipment logs in electronic health records (EHR) systems, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, ARRT, and state regulations.
- Accurately account for and record all work hours to support honest time tracking and payroll processes.
- Participate in departmental meetings, quality improvement projects, and continuing education to stay updated on advancements in radiation therapy.
- Uphold radiation safety standards, including proper use of protective gear and monitoring for exposure.
- Assist in inventory management of supplies and equipment maintenance.
- Critical thinking skills include solid problem solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management and organizational skills.
- Must be detailed oriented, ability to exercise independent judgment, the ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
- Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, diversity awareness.
- Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.
- Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.
- Strong customer focus.
- Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations.
- Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, professional development.
- Self-motivated and self-starter with ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Qualifications
- Certification as a Radiation Therapist from an accredited program; licensure or registration as required by local regulations.
- Proven experience operating linear accelerators, CT simulation equipment, and other medical imaging devices used in radiation oncology.
- Strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, radiation physics, and radiation safety procedures.
- Experience with advanced radiation techniques such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT).
- Familiarity with medical software applications for treatment planning and electronic health records (EHR) management.
- Critical care or acute care experience is highly desirable for managing complex cases requiring immediate attention.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and educate patients about their treatments.
- Proficiency in EHR systems (e.g., Aria, Athena) is preferred.
Embark on a rewarding career where your skills directly impact patient lives through innovative cancer care! We are committed to supporting your professional growth with ongoing training in the latest technologies such as CT-based simulation, and external beam radiation therapy techniques. Join us in delivering safe, precise, and compassionate treatment that makes a difference every day!
Pay: From $38.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
