RADIATION THERAPIST

Overview: p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"img src="https://covenanthealth.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInertaction=downloadid=656220hashed=-355058037" alt="CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER" width="318" height="164" //pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"Radiation Therapist, Radiation Oncology/span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"strongPRN/OCC, Variable Hours Shifts/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Covenant Health is the region's top performing healthcare network. Each of our more than 10,000 employees, physicians, and volunteers are unified by one covenant: to put our patients first every day, to strive for excellence in everything we do, and to make Covenant Health the first and best choice in our region/span/pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;" /pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Cumberland Medical Center is a 189-bed hospital in Crossville, Tennessee, with more than 650 employees and 175 active physicians. It offers a full range of specialty services, including cardiology, gastroenterology, surgery, orthopedics, maternity services, cancer care, and advanced wound care./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pulli style="list-style-type: none;"ullispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongEmergency Department/strong: 24 emergency beds        /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongCritical Care Unit (ICU)/strong: 12 ICU beds/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongLabor Delivery/strong: 12 LDRP suites/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongMed/Surg/strong: 37 bedsstrongbr //strong/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongSurgery/strong: 9 operating room surgery suites/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongTelemetry   /strong37 beds  strongbr //strong/span/li/ul/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Fully accredited by the Joint Commission, Cumberland Medical Center is an acute care hospital offering all private patient rooms as well as specialized services not usually found in the rural medical system./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"For seriously ill patients, advanced medical and surgical care is provided at CMC including telemetry monitored beds and an intensive care unit. Additionally, Cumberland Medical Center offers an outpatient imaging center, same day surgery unit, cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs, a sleep disorder center, breast center, cancer center, and hyperbaric medicine and wound center./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"emspan style="font-size: 12pt;""Cumberland Medical Center offers a unique, family-oriented healthcare setting in a rural environment. We strive to deliver exceptional care to our patients, their loved ones, and each other. We look forward to welcoming team-focused people to grow their careers with us!"/span/em/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"-Chief Nursing Officer, Cumberland Medical Center/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"img src="https://covenanthealth.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInertaction=downloadid=369533hashed=969284389" alt="Group Photo, Nurses Doctors " width="305" height="203" //span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"strongPosition Summary:/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"em /em/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Under the direct and indirect supervision of the Lead Therapist, the Medical Physicist, and the Radiation Oncologist, administers therapeutic radiation to pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. To enhance departmental operations through positive relations with patients, patients family members and visitors, physician support and staff interaction. Use independent judgment to maintain continuity of patient care of the highest standards, in an efficient, caring manner./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"strongRecruiter:/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt;"span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"Sarah Grey || /spana href="mailto:bsparks2@covhlth.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"sgrey1@covhlth.com/span/aspan style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" || 865-374-5271/span/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" /span/p Responsibilities: ullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Position patients (utilizing treatment devices when prescribed) for treatment with accuracy according to prescription./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Prepare and construct equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Review prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and patient identification./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Educate, prepare and reassure patients and their families by answering questions, providing physical assistance, and reinforcing physicians’ advice regarding treatment reactions and post-treatment care./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Enter patient data into computer and set controls to operate and adjust equipment and regulate dosage./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Observe and reassure patients during and after treatment and report unusual reactions to physician./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Maintain accurate records, (in patient’s chart and electronically), including such information as radiation dosages, elapsed days, equipment settings, appropriate charge capture, and patients’ reactions./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Ability to work independently, utilizing self direction to prioritize the workload and carry out the tasks with flexibility for volume variances./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Maintain treatment schedules, gives proper notification to patients of treatment times and notifies patients of any scheduling delays./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Troubleshoot problems with equipment, patient medical conditions and patient satisfaction situations./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Train and supervise student or newly hired radiation therapists./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Follow infection control and universal precaution guidelines./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Communicate effectively in writing and speaking to convey information effectively./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Perform other duties as assigned or requested./span/li/ul Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"strongMinimum Education:/strongstrong            /strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"strongMinimum Experience:          /strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Entry Level/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"strongLicensure Requirement:       /strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Must have and maintain ARRT (T) within six (6) months post graduate program. CPR required./span/p