Radiation Therapist I - $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7113750 (Ref:10018548)
Posted: May 25, 2023
Salary / Pay Rate: $48.30 - $77.28 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
***Eligible for $10,000 sign-on incentive****
About City of Hope
Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
About Radiation Therapy - Duarte
The Department of Radiation Oncology in Duarte at City of Hope brings an array of innovative technologies, protocols, and research procedures. Our Radiation Therapists are exposed to challenging, interesting, and exciting new treatment technologies. Our skilled therapists work on state-of-the-art machines and procedures that save lives: Tomotherapy, RefleXion, Truebeam, Identity, and Vision RT surface guidance technology as well as HDR, brachytherapy, clinical trial patients, disease-focused specialty practice, to name a few. The RefleXion unit uses advanced technology with a radiopharmaceutical agent that cancer cells absorb creating a biological beacon for targeted radiation treatments. Construction has begun to install a Varian Ethos unit; Ethos is a new revolutionary therapy machine that uses adaptive Radiation Therapy that combines artificial intelligence with adaptive therapy allowing physicians to make daily adjustments in a patient’s treatment in real-time based on the cancer’s response. These innovations in technology help cultivate a higher level skill set, being unique to only Radiation Therapists at COH Duarte.
Position Summary
Provides radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by physician according to established standards and practices. Therapy may contain of any or all the following procedures: IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy), SRS (Stereotactic Radiation Surgery), SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy), TBI (Total Body Irradiation Therapy), TBE (Total Body Skin Electrons Therapy), High Dose Rate Brachytherapy and CT based simulation. Provides clinical instruction to students.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Delivers a prescribed and planned course of radiation therapy to patients of all ages.
- Reinforces recommendations given to patient by healthcare professional concerning reaction to treatment and care of radiated area, prevention, or treatment of generalized and local side effects
- Performs simulation procedures as prescribed by physician and assist in dosimetry procedures
- Assists in research and development directly related to departmental services
- Performs daily quality assurance checks on linear accelerators, reporting any variation in morning warm-up. Reports improper equipment operation to appropriate personnel
- Completes billings for patient treatments, setups, and simulations.
- Aides in the training of radiation therapy students
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reviewing current literature, attending in-service meetings and workshops
- Attends meetings as required
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:
- Minimum Education:
- High School or equivalent
- Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training in an accredited Radiation Therapy Education Program
- Minimum Experience:
- 0-3 years of related experience, depending on training
Required Courses/Training:
- Graduate of an accredited radiologic technology course plus radiation therapy course OR
- Graduate of an accredited Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy Program
Required Certification/Training:
- Licensed by the California State Department of Health (Certified in Radiation Therapy)
- Registration by ARRT plus 24 months course in radiologic technology
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification (adult and pediatric)
Additional Information:
- $10,000 sign on bonus
As a condition of employment, City of Hope requires staff to comply with all state and federal vaccination mandates.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $48.30 - $77.28 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
