General Radiology Technologist - 4 LOCS

Title: General Radiology Technologist

Responsibilities:

• Delivers therapeutic radiation therapy treatments as prescribed by the radiation oncologist following Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers Company Policies and Procedures.
• Applies the principles of patient safety during all aspects of patient care while assuming responsibility for patient needs during treatment.
• Detects and reports significant changes in patient condition and determines when to withhold treatment until the radiation oncologist is consulted.
• Provides patient education, anticipate a patient's need for information and provides education throughout the treatment.
• Monitors and assesses the patients throughout the treatment course.
• Reviews patient treatment plan and prescription prior to initial treatment delivery for quality and accuracy.
• Reviews patient treatment records prior to each treatment for prescription or treatment procedural changes.
• Performs procedural timeouts prior to administration of treatments.
• Performs ongoing quality assurance activities; monitoring for completeness of patient and department quality.
• Prepares room and equipment such as immobilization, treatment and protection devices, confirms patient identification and positions according to prescription.
• erforms morning warm up verifying photon energies, electron energies and linear accelerator functions.
• Assist physics department with quality assurance procedures as needed.
• Applies principles of ALARA to minimize exposure to patient, self and others.
• Reports operation of equipment to the Chief Therapist and Medical Physicist.
• Detects unsatisfactory setups and or errors; reporting them to the Radiation Oncologist or Chief Therapist.
• Confers with colleagues about any problems, reports any incidents or injuries, and completes the appropriate incident reports.
• Recognizes signs and symptoms of an emergency.
• Attends meetings and in-services, understanding that work hours can vary.
• Communicates effectively with all staff verbally and in writing.
• Complainant with rules and regulations for billing practices of Centers for Medicare Services and all payers.
• Educates and monitors students within the Radiation Therapy Training Program.

Requirements:

• ARRT License
• State License
• Preferably one year experience