Job Description

Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence! Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been recognized ten years in a row on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll by U.S. News & World Report. Our team of oncologists, nurses, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, physicists and other team members work together to design a custom treatment plan for patients and their unique cancer to minimize side effects and help patients feel better faster. We are proud to be the recipients of APEx accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology, which confirms our commitment to safe, high?quality care for our patients. Please consider joining us. We would be happy to hear from you! 

Under the supervision of the Chief Radiation Therapist, the Lead Radiation Therapist is a proficient and experienced Allied Health Professional who performs simulations and administers radiation treatments as prescribed by a Radiation Oncologist, under the supervision of the Chief Radiation Therapist. The Lead Radiation Therapist possess in depth knowledge of all aspects of Radiation Therapy. The Lead Radiation Therapist serves as a resource for all Radiation Therapist staff members at assigned site. 

• Performs accurate and efficient radiation therapy treatment simulations as prescribed by a Radiation Oncologist. This includes proper use of simulator, fabrication of immobilization devices and various treatment devices such as bite block and custom bolus cut outs. 
• Delivers accurate, efficient, and reproductible radiation therapy treatment as prescribed by a Radiation Oncologist and as indicated in the treatment plan. This includes operation of linear accelerator, verifying treatment plan prior to treatment, proper patient positioning, and monitoring of patient during procedure. Monitors the technical accuracy of treatment setups by Radiation Therapists and Senior Radiation Therapists.
• Serves as point of contact for all Radiation Therapy questions and issues at assigned site, including questions around treatment protocols, quality assurance, staffing schedules, patient schedules, and equipment issues. Ensures that Senior Therapists complete all responsibilities. Covers Chief Radiation Therapist when needed. Meets with Chief Therapist for daily huddle to report workflow concern 

Qualifications

Education: 

• Graduate of an ARRT approved Radiation Therapy program required
• Bachelor's Degree in Radiation Therapy preferred

Certifications/Licensure: 

• ARRT certification in Radiation Therapy required
• California Therapeutic Radiation Technologist certification required
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required
• California Fluoroscopy permit preferred

Experience: 

• A minimum of 7 years of technical experience as a Radiation Therapist required
• 10 years of experience preferred

Keywords: Radiation, Oncology, Therapy, Therapist, Lead, Supervisor, Healthcare, Hospital, Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, California

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About Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi...tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.

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