Radiation Therapist
Las Cruces, NM
Travel Nurses, Inc.
5x8 hrs

Radiation Therapist Travel Job – Las Cruces, New Mexico

Job Title

Radiation Therapist

Location

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Employment Type

Travel assignment

Contract Length

13 weeks

Job Description

• Position is for Radiation Therapists (not Radiation Technologists).
• Work setting includes Radiology department with exposure to acute care, bedside portables, children’s hospital, ER/Trauma, Level 1 Trauma, mobile units, OR, and outpatient settings.
• Patient population ranges from neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult to geriatric.
• Procedures may include fluoroscopy/contrast studies, enema studies, myelograms, and OR studies.
• Call requirements apply.
• Expected number of scans per shift: 100-150.
• Equipment used includes C-Arm, GE Signa, and TOSHIBA.
• Electronic Health Records systems: McKesson, Meditech.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Radiation Therapist license in New Mexico
• Minimum 2 years of Radiation Therapist experience, including experience within the last year
• ARRT (T) Certification
• BLS certification
• Must comply with New Mexico state fingerprinting and background check requirements; a 14-day supervised waiver period is possible while awaiting results
• Candidates must be located 60 miles or more from the facility to qualify as travel staff

Additional Information

• Orientation is held weekly on Mondays.
• The facility is Joint Commission Accredited and recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI.
• The area offers year-round sunshine and numerous outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, biking, ATV riding, hunting, and horseback riding.

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