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Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.
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You must be able to complete labs within 48 hours of signing. References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.
Required Skills/Experience: Strong background in CT simulation required.
Preferred Skills/Experience: Mosaiq preferred. Previous Charge Experience: Preferred. Teaching Hospital Experience: Preferred Community Hospital Experience: Preferred LTAC Experience: Preferred
Unit Details: Adolescent, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patient population. Administers prescribed radiation therapy and uses computerized simulation and treatment machines, treatment planning systems, immobilization devices, and custom blocking techniques. Performs machine safety checks and treatment QA, maintains the electronic treatment record, and may train and directly supervise radiation therapy students.
Shift & Scheduling: Alternating 5x8s/4x10s variable shifts between 0600-2030; most likely 10s, may work 8s on occasion. No on-call.
Travel Radiation Therapist Jobs
Radiation Therapists are among the highest-paid allied health professionals, with a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics national median wage of $101,990 (May 2024). Travel Radiation Therapist jobs are found in hospitals, cancer centers, and outpatient oncology clinics nationwide. Job descriptions focus on the precise daily delivery of radiation treatment, patient care throughout a course of therapy, and close coordination with the oncology team. These roles are rewarding because of the deep relationships therapists build with patients during treatment - and travel contracts combine high pay with the chance to support cancer centers wherever they’re needed most.
Travel Radiation Therapist Jobs in Portland, Oregon
A Radiation Therapist is an allied health professional who administers targeted radiation treatments to patients with cancer and other diseases, working as part of a radiation oncology team. Job responsibilities include positioning patients precisely, operating linear accelerators and other treatment machines, following the prescribed treatment plan exactly, monitoring patients for reactions, and maintaining detailed treatment records. Radiation Therapists are certified through the ARRT (T) and work closely with radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and dosimetrists.
