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Posted: 03-Nov-24
Location: Los Angeles, California
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 144136929
Deliver specialized clinical expertise within an award-winning health organization. Contribute to our world-renowned reputation for exceptional patient care. Expand your career potential in a state-of-the-art setting. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.
Under the general supervision of the Chief Radiation Therapy Technologist, the Radiation Therapist's functions will include:
- Applying ionizing radiation according to MD's prescription
- Patient scheduling and appointments
- Performing basic nursing duties
- Performing dose calculations
- Treatment data entry
- Working with physicians, physicists and dosimetrists to perform simulations and treatment planning CT's
This is a 49% Per Diem position and will be working in Downtown Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica and Westwood, locations in addition to future sites as assigned.
Salary Range: $105.96 Hourly
Required:
- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists certification (ARRT License)
- California State License in Radiation Therapy (CRT)
- BLS/CPR from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- Skill in working with different types of treatment machines such as MR Scanner, CT Scanner, HDR units and Linear Accelerators and ability to recognize when hazardous conditions may exist.
- Skill in working with different types of treatment machines such as MR Scanner, CT Scanner, HDR units and Linear Accelerators and ability to recognize when hazardous conditions may exist.
- Ability to lift cerrobend blocks weighing up to 35 pounds.
- Knowledge of basic physics as applicable to Radiation Therapy.
- Ability to use an electronic calculator to perform dose calculations.
- Knowledge of a variety of treatment techniques to assist physicians in treatment planning to ensure optimum treatment is given to all patients.
- Skill in recognizing and reporting any adverse patient therapy reactions.
- Knowledge of the principles and applications of thermo-luminescent dosimeters.
- Skill in reading documents written with medical terminology and ability to read and implement computer-generated physics treatment plans.
- Knowledge of basic nursing procedures.
- Working knowledge of University procedures regarding isolation of immuno-suppressed patients.
- Ability to prepare for procedures by ensuring that all forms are completed in a timely manner.
- Ability to appropriately interact with and provide special assistance to various age groups of patients, i.e., pediatric and geriatric patients.
- Knowledge of required response to internal and external disaster procedures as well as fire and life safety.
