About This Role
This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of ionizing radiation treatment, CT simulation and technology
- Deliver prescribed treatment plan based on direction from the radiation oncologist(s)
- Maintain high professional standards of conduct and patient care, ensuring patient and employee safety and confidentiality
- Adhere to the employee expectations and values set forth
- Ensure that the patient consent forms are signed and orders are authenticated before initiating simulation
- Properly utilize treatment positional aids and immobilization devices per physician’s orders
- Perform simulator procedures as specified by radiation oncologist, incorporating basic principles of radiation
- Mark patient and document patient set up information
- Enter patient information accurately into CT Sim and export plan
- Follow department procedure in completion of patient QCL, scheduling, and documentation
- Communicate thoroughly to other Radiation Team members any unusual set up issues or CT Simulation complexities that would affect patient set up or dosimetry treatment plan
- Perform patient treatment education and distress screening as needed
- Notify other Cancer Center team members such as social worker and dietician of patient needs
- Capture Codes simulation charges accurately
- Ensure treatment plan is approved by the Medical Dosimetrist, Medical Physicist and Radiation Oncologist prior to initiating treatment
- Ensure prescription is completed and authenticated by Radiation Oncologist prior to initiating treatment
- Consistently use prescribed treatment devices/immobilization devices as prescribed by physician
- Position patient according to technical set up instructions
- Deliver prescribed planned course of radiation therapy with minimal supervision, providing appropriate care to adult and geriatric patients
- Maintain visual and audible communication with the patient during treatment
- Perform imaging as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist and department policy
- Perform OSLD readings as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist
- Review treatment record info and compare with the verification system at all times
- Provide documentation /photos as needed of the patient’s treatment
- Assess patient’s response to treatment and refer appropriately
- Communicate with physicians and other healthcare team members in anticipation of special needs of patients and/or families in a timely manner to facilitate effective treatment of patients
