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Additional Information About the Role
Join Our Team at BJC HealthCare Full-Time Senior Radiation Therapist at Christian North East (1255 Graham Rd. Florissant, Mo. 63031)
Position Details:
Day Shift Hours: Mon -Fri - 7:30am – 4:30pm (hours may vary)
NO CALL, Weekends, or Holidays
Treat & simulation
Ability to operate the TrueBeam linac, teach students, present current case
Radiology, Medical Imaging, Cancer Care, Radiation Therapy, RT(T),Radiation Therapy & Dosimetry, Radiation Oncology
Certified Radiation Therapist
Ability to operate TrueBeam linac
Requirements
Completed an accredited Certified Radiation Therapy program
Board Certified by the ARRT
RT(T)
Certified Radiation Therapist
2 years or more experience
Overview
Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!
The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.
Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.
The Radiation Department is an outpatient department providing radiation therapy to not only outpatients but hospitalized patients as well. The majority of patient are in need of treatment for malignant tumors. On occasion, a benign disease will be treated and histologically benign tumors, which behave in a malignant fashion, are also treated. Patients range in age from 18 years and above. The radiation oncology department performs simulation and 3D simulation, dosimeter, and radiation treatment procedures on oncology patients to the specifications and standards established by the department Medical Director, state, and federal regulations. This includes brachytherapy and Teletherapy (including Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy).
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Performs patient treatments utilizing ionizing radiation under the direction of the Radiation Oncologist.
Responsibilities
Prepares patient and chart prior to start of procedure.
Delivers accurate and consistent treatments to patients.
Completes treatment process and coordinates patient scheduling.
Minimum Requirements
Education
High School Diploma or GED
Radiation Therapy
Experience
2-5 years
Supervisor Experience
No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
R.T.(T)
Preferred Requirements
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Radiation Therapy
Benefits and Legal Statement
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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
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