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Title: Therapeutic Radiation Therapist (1099)

Pay rate: $70.00 hr/1099

Duration: 1 year.

Location: VA Puget Sound Health Care System (Seattle VAMC), located at 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108

Hours of operation:

• Regular hours of operation will be from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, with a 30-minute lunch break.

Duties and Responsibilities for Therapeutic Radiation Therapist (TRT):

Patient Treatment and Scheduling:

• Treat approximately 15-25 patients per day in the clinic.
• Prioritize tasks and schedule patients to optimize treatment times while maintaining flexibility for emergency cases.

Operational Procedures:

• Perform warm-up procedures, normal treatment operations, and emergency procedures on the Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator, including Onboard Imaging operations and CBCT.
• Perform daily warm-up procedures, noting approved parameters, and alert appropriate staff if anything falls outside of approved parameters.
• Follow safety precautions and hospital/VA identification policies.

Imaging and Treatment Techniques:

• Perform imaging techniques including MV, KV, CBCT, Electron, 3D Conformal, IMRT, and VMAT SRBT/SRS procedures.
• Experience with SGRT, preferably VisionRT products including The Client simulations and breath hold.

CT Treatment Planning and Immobilization:

• Perform CT treatment planning scans for treatment planning/tumor localization.
• Prepare and customize patient immobilization devices.

Therapeutic Radiation Dose Delivery:

• Deliver the prescribed therapeutic radiation dose for cancer treatment.
• Verify patient consent prior to initiating CT Simulation.

Documentation and Record Maintenance:

• Use Electronic Medical Record Systems (ARIA) to maintain patient records and files.
• Utilize electronic radiation treatment charts for set-up instructions and treatment verification.

Patient Assistance and Safety:

• Assist patients to and from the treatment room and transfer them to and from the treatment table as necessary, using transfer aids.
• Ensure proper use and administration of contrast materials as per protocol.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Take port/verification films as per departmental procedures.
• Comply with all Seattle VAMC PPE and vaccination rules and regulations.

Requirements:

• Must be a graduate of an approved program in Therapeutic Radiologic Technology, evidenced by a certificate or an associate degree from an institution accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).
• Must be certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in Radiation Therapy with a minimum of two years of experience.
• Must have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from either the American Heart Association or the Military Training Network program for healthcare providers.
• Must have at least the following experience, expertise, and knowledge:
• Three (3) year of experience: Knowledge of overall characteristics and clinical relevance of radiation oncology treatment machines and equipment. Preferably Varian TrueBeam
• Three (3) year of experience in the delivery of prescribed therapeutic radiation for cancer and abnormal cell growth treatments.
• Three (3) year of experience in 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT), Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), and Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), Preferably Varian TrueBeam
• Three (3) year of experience using radiation oncology specific electronic medical record, preferably Varian Aria.
• Three (3) year of experience with a Client CT Simulator (or equivalent).
• Preferred experience, expertise and knowledge. Prior VA experience may be considered more favorable.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.