Staff Radiation Therapist - Radiation Oncology - Mount Sinai Hospital

Job Description

Staff Radiation Therapist - Radiation Oncology - Mount Sinai Hospital

Roles & Responsibilities :

Accurately sets-up patients for treatment

Administers radiation treatments

Maintains accurate daily treatment records

Perform simple dose calculations using computer software

Checks the Radiation Oncologist's prescription to determine any mathematical or technical errors.

Performs safety checks on treatment machines / simulators and records data daily

Verifies / Localizes treatment area using radiographic film or electronic medium and submits films to appropriate staff for further action

Interprets beam films to determine accuracy and follows through with having films checked and approved by the appropriate Radiation Oncologist

Understands the function of the equipment and is able to use it to its full potential. Understands the use of wedges and compensating filters, appreciates the misuse or omission during treatment

Understand all procedures and practices before proceeding with the patient set-up. Contacts the appropriate staff if uncomfortable or unsure of procedure

Detects treatment unit malfunctions and knows when safe limits of malfunction have been reached. Reports malfunction to Senior Therapist, Chief Therapist and Physics

Explains treatment procedure to patients, answer questions, and reassures patient in order to alleviate fears and / or apprehension. Tends to patient modesty

Maintains visual and audible communication with the patient during treatment

Reports any unusual or adverse patient reactions, as a result of radiation treatment, to the appropriate staff member

Is responsible for instructing student radiation therapist

Assists Senior Therapist in the evaluation of students at the end of their rotation

Maintains an organized treatment room, stocked with supplies

Assist Senior Therapist with chart checks and scheduling as needed

Attends chart rounds, displays films and participates in discussion of patient treatment. Attends in service and ad hoc training sessions

Creates immobilization devices during simulator rotation. Create / adjust shielding block as needed

Keeps patients in waiting area informed of delays and any progress made in the resolution of the delays

Displays professional behavior at all times

Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements :

Graduate of an approved, two year, hospital-based certificate program, two year associate degree program, or four year baccalaureate degree program in Radiation Therapy

ARRT registered or eligible for registration within the field of Radiation Therapy

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked : No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology / Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes / Endocrinology, Gastroenterology / GI Surgery, Neurology / Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology / Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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