Radiation Therapist I (Oncology)

Join the transformative team at City 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.

The successful candidate:

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.

City of Hope is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases. Our dedicated staff works tirelessly to find cures, provide personalized treatment, and support patients and their families.

Position Overview:

City of Hope is seeking a highly skilled and motivatedRadiation Therapist that ensures the most optimal radiation therapy treatments are provided to our patients. This position will work among a team of professionals in operations with treatment delivery, simulation, and brachytherapy, or any other care related to the radiation therapy treatments.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Maintains good staff interpersonal skills, by providing a work example to patients, peers, and other staff members.

• Portrays professional demeanor and conduct in dealing with all patients, and staff by upholding the COH mission and values.

• Assures that all department rules and regulations are followed. Observes all radiation safety measures for patients and personnel.

• Maintains all equipment in safe and satisfactory working order, and report all defects, deficiencies or problems to service engineer, physicist, and lead therapist.

• Relays important information regarding treatments to appropriate staff, and or family members in a professional timely manner.

• Assures quality and accuracy on patients’ charts, and report any mistakes to physics staff and lead therapist.

• Maintains clinical proficiency at all times. Meets all requirements of skills for the 6 month competency evaluation.

• Attends all department/ in-service meetings, and if not able to attend, notifies lead therapist.

Qualifications

Minimum Education Requirements

• 2 or 4 year degree in the field of Radiation Therapy, or certificate in an accredited radiation therapy program is required.

Minimum Experience

• One-year recent experience in an acute care facility as a nursing assistant or equivalent

Req. Certification/Licensure

• Current BLS (Obtain AHA certificate within 30 days of hire)

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists certification in radiation therapy or show proof of working towards this certification (ARRT).

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.

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