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Catholic Health Initiatives Radiation Therapist in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Overview
As an Radiation Therapist at CHI St Vincent Hot Springs,, you’ll help our patients regain their independence and quality of life so they can safely go about their daily activities.
You’ll work alongside physicians, and other health professionals to assess patients,
scans patients at the appropriate levels, transfers and reconstructs images as required, transfers and coordinates to laser system, and marks isocenters. Informs and instructs patients regarding equipment and procedures to provide assurance and alleviate patient anxiety. Explains procedures to the patient at an appropriate level of understanding and answers the patient's questions within professional scope of knowledge
To thrive in this role, you must be flexible and adaptable. You’ll care for all patient populations presenting with a variety of conditions. You need to be extremely organized and efficient. You’ll see many patients each workday and will be required to document all evaluations, treatments, and status changes. Most importantly, you must be positive, personable, and motivating. While the entire care team works to treat illnesses and injuries, therapists truly motivate patients to get active and get better. It can be a long road for some patients, and a therapist who remains upbeat and energetic can make all the difference.
CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is a 280 bed faith-based, non-profit, Magnet Accredited facility providing quality health care to patients and communities from all over the State of Arkansas. As the only level II trauma center in the southwest part of the state, CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is the regional referral center for cardiology, trauma, neuro, ortho, oncology and critical care/pulmonary. We have also been voted as one of Arkansas Best Places to Work by Arkansas Business since 2019. We have earned top patient safety ratings from Leapfrog and was recently named as one of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in Fortune and PINC AI.
Responsibilities
As directed by the physician, determines positioning of the patients to ensure set-up accessibility, practicality, and reproducibility.
Ensures set-up instructions, treatment parameters, and proper documentation for procedures performed are documented in the patient's chart.
Ensures that relevant information is on the physician's order sheet and/or treatment prescription and that all necessary documentation is available and correct before commencing with a procedure.
Fabricates individualized immobilization devices ensuring patient comfort and structural integrity of each device. Also aides in fabrication of other custom devices as directed by the physician, physicist or dosimetrist.
Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited program in Radiation Therapy Technology or has Radiation Therapy Technology Certification
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) (T) required
Current licensure as a Radiologic Technologist in Arkansas required
License to practice in the State of Arkansas
Previous acute care experience was preferred, but not required.
While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assist.
Pay Range
$33.52 - $48.60 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.