RADIATION THERAPIST (Per Diem) - Part-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Corporate - Oneida, NY/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Per Diem/div divstrongEducation Level/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;2 Year Degree/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$35.00 - $45.50 Hourly/div divstrongTravel Percentage/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;None/div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Days/div /div h4Description/h4p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Job Summary:/span/strong /span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"The Radiation Therapist plays a crucial role in delivering radiation therapy treatments to patients as prescribed by radiation oncologists. This position involves performing a wide range of technical duties related to radiation therapy, including simulation, treatment delivery, patient education, and record-keeping. The Radiation Therapist also provides guidance and supervision to other Radiation Therapists and Radiation Medicine staff, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of radiation therapy treatments./span/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Key Responsibilities:/span/strong/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p ul li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Provide technical guidance and consultation to Radiation Therapists and other Radiation Medicine staff./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Recommend improvements to departmental operations to enhance efficiency and patient care./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Perform all required duties of a Radiation Therapist, including simulation and localization of treatment areas./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Monitor and perform patient treatments, ensuring accuracy and adherence to treatment plans./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Maintain and document treatment records and summaries, creating treatment charts as prescribed by radiation oncologists./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Educate and counsel patients on treatment procedures, providing emotional support during and after treatment./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Produce x-ray films for verification of treatment areas and critical structures./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Assist in specialized procedures and treatments as prescribed./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Maintain and manage Radiation Medicine personal film and lifetime records./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Perform equipment safety checks and inspections, including primary and secondary equipment safety checks./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Supervise, train, and evaluate the performance of Radiation Therapy technology students./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Maintain equipment inventory and ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Enhance professional growth and development by participating in educational programs and in-service meetings./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Prepare written documentation as required by the profession and the department./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Attend meetings as required and perform other related duties as assigned./span/span/span/li /ul h4Qualifications/h4brp style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Education: /span/strong/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p ul li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Associate#39;s degree or equivalent (Required)./span/span/span/li /ul p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Experience:/span/strong/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p ul li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Three (3) years of full-time experience in the practice of Radiation Therapy (Required)./span/span/span/li /ul p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Licenses and Certifications:/span/strong/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p ul li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"License to practice as a radiation therapist in the State of New York (Required)./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (Preferred)./span/span/span/li /ul p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"nbsp;/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Professional Skills and Abilities:/span/strong/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p ul li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Knowledge of radiation therapy technology practices and treatment planning systems./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Familiarity with Linear Accelerators, simulators, and multi-leaf collimators./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Proficiency in various software applications for treatments./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Advanced competency in components of radiation therapy technology practices./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Time management skills and ability to manage one#39;s own time and the time of others./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Age-specific competency knowledge./span/span/span/li /ul p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Physical Requirements:/span/strong/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p ul li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Frequent use of hands or fingers to manipulate, touch, or handle objects./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Regular standing, walking, and sitting./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Occasional reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, or crawling./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Regular lifting and/or moving of up to ten (10) pounds, occasionally over one hundred (100) pounds./span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:quot;Times New Romanquot;,serif"Specific vision abilities required, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus./span/span/span/li /ul p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p