Radiation Therapist

Radiation Therapist

UT Health Athens

Athens, TX 75751

Posted 8 months ago

  • Job Type(s)

    Full Time
  • Industry

    Healthcare
  • Work Schedule

    Day Shift
  • Job Description

    Radiation Therapist

    Overview

    Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Radiation Therapist in Tyler, TX.

    Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

    People First, Always. Heres how we take care of our people:

    • Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.

    Your team is bigger than your department:

    • UT Health Tyler, the flagship hospital of the system, has 502 licensed beds specializing in advanced acute care medicine. Our hospital includes a 24-hour ER with Level 1 trauma center, a comprehensive stroke center, more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.
    • We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.

    Responsibilities

    • Delivers radiation therapy treatments.
    • Performs manual calculations.
    • Fabricates custom shielding blocks.
    • Able to perform Q.A. checks adn warm-up Linear Accelerators.
    • Maintains constant communicationwith patients and family members to lend support and provide information concerning treatment.
    • Ensures that all efforts are directed in constantly improving customer (e.g. patient and physician) satisfaction.

    Qualifications

    Job Requirements:

    • Graduate of an approved school of radiation therapy technology or a school of radiologic technology and one year radiation therapy program.
    • Must be registered by the American REgistry of Radiologic Technology in Radiation Therapy and licensed by the State of Texas.

    Preferred Job Requirements:

    • Two years of experience.
  • Job Benefit(s)

    Health Insurance Health Savings Account Employee Assistance Program Paid time off Retirement Plan