Travel Radiation Therapist - $3,225 to $3,250 per week in Lexington, KY
Company: Staffing Medical USA Inc.
Location: Lexington
Posted on: June 25, 2025
|
|
|
Job Description:
Radiation therapists deliver radiation to patients for
therapeutic purposes. Provide appropriate patient care and safety;
apply problem?solving and critical thinking skills in the
administration of prescribed treatment protocols, tumor
localization, and dosimetry; and maintain appropriate patient
records. Particularly concerned with the principles of radiation
protection for the patient, themselves, and others while performing
these responsibilities accepts responsibility for administering a
prescribed course of radiation therapy, providing the patient care
during treatment, and maintaining treatment records. Evaluate and
assess treatment delivery components, evaluate and assess the daily
physiologic and psychologic responsiveness of the patient, and
ensure quality care for patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Additional duties may include tumor localization, dosimetry,
patient follow?up, and patient education. Follow the prescriptions
of radiation oncologists to work out a treatment plan that delivers
the precise radiation dosage to the localized area. Localize the
treatment volume using simulators and/or CAT scans. Develop patient
treatment plans using the localization data and dedicated planning
computers. Explain procedures to patients. Position patients on
treatment couches. Identify surface bones and measure and outline
with a skin marker the area where the radiation beam is to enter
the patient. Displays knowledge and complies with the National
Patient Safety Goals. Contributes to improving clinical patient
safety. Provides on call services as assigned. Other duties as
assigned by management.
Keywords: Staffing Medical USA Inc., Hamilton , Travel Radiation Therapist - $3,225 to $3,250 per week in Lexington, KY, Healthcare , Lexington, Ohio
