Radiation Therapist Senior Radiation Therapist

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. The Radiation Therapist is primarily responsible for delivering high doses of ionizing radiation as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist, performing radiation therapy duties characterized by a greater degree of work independence and less common radiation treatments. This role involves delivering planned courses of radiation therapy, maintaining accurate records, verifying records and treatments, applying principles of radiation protection, regulating radioactive material, providing special procedures, and offering quality assurance support.

Responsibilities

• Administer radiation therapy treatment accurately and safely, following departmental policy and procedure
• Understand the function of all equipment, accessories, treatment policies, procedures, and protocols and apply knowledge appropriately
• Assist with the triage of emergent cases and demonstrate the ability to negotiate the scheduling of emergent cases with other care team members
• Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of the principles of growth and development from all life stages, ranging from infancy to geriatric
• Utilize the Quality Assurance (QA) program to encompass all aspects of treatment, treatment delivery, and quality patient care
• Demonstrate essential skills of treatment modalities and protocols to accurately set-up and administer daily radiotherapy treatments
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, medical staff, and healthcare team
• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization
• Educate patients/families regarding procedure and/or treatment to be performed
• Demonstrate professional behavior/conduct in all interactions
• Foster teamwork, efficient use of resources and quality patient outcomes
• Operate treatment and treatment planning equipment

Requirements

• May be required to demonstrate basic knowledge and skills in one or more specialty areas and programs, including but not limited to: GE & Siemens Simulators, Varian Linacs (including Ethos), Tattoo-less treatments using AlignRT, Brainlab, SBRT, SRS/SRT, HDR, TBI, IMRT, VMAT, and Pediatric Anesthesia cases, Brachytherapy/HDR

Benefits

• Sign on bonus available (current employees of MGB not eligible)
• Opportunities for growth & training including: MR Simulator, MR Linac, RTT Contouring and Adaptive Planning

About the Company

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance its mission. As a not-for-profit, it supports patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is an international leader in health care delivery. A 793-bed teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School in Boston, it is internationally renowned for excellence in patient care, groundbreaking biomedical research, and training the next generation of leading physicians and scientists. The Radiation Oncology Department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is one of the premier radiation treatment programs in the world, servicing patients from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber, and Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Hospital.