Radiation Therapist
Saint Louis, MO
Access Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days

Radiation Therapist

Overview

• Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Unit: Radiation Oncology
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 15 weeks
• Shift: Day, 4 x 10-hour shifts (6:30 to 17:00), rotating day off
• Hours: 10 per day, 40 per week
• On-call: Not required
• Weekends: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. Cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length.
• RTO restrictions: No more than 7 days
• Housing: Not stated in the source

Assignment Details

• Daily caseload of about 130 patient treatments/scans per day
• Dedicated External Beam staff operate 8 treatment machines
• Simulation staff operate 2 CT machines and 1 MRI machine
• Patients range from infants to geriatrics, with a wide range of acuity (ambulatory, inpatient, and outpatient)
• Interviews are conducted with all applicants before an offer is made, due to the technology and standard work complexity
• Float: May float within scope to meet facility needs. Does not float to sister facilities.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Radiation Therapist license in Missouri
• Radiation Therapist with 2 years of experience
• Radiation Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience with Aria (record and verify system)
• Experience with Epic (EHR)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on Truebeam, Halcyon, or Edge machines (preferred, not required)

Candidate Eligibility

• First-time travelers accepted
• Pending state license accepted
• Local candidates not accepted. Local radius rule: 75 miles.

Hospital Highlights

• Short-term acute care
• Teaching / Level Trauma
• Total staffed beds: 1259
• Scrub color: Any
• Charting: EPIC
• Parking: Monthly passes available for purchase (at additional cost). A parking pass is required for day/night rotation shifts.

Compliance Requirements

• Background check: Criminal background check within 6 months of start (7-year search). Education verification is required. EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks are run quarterly. Missouri EDL search is required for Missouri placements and renewed quarterly. Missouri Highway Patrol check is required and renewed annually.
• Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start. TB: two negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or T-Spot/Q-Gold within 1 year of start. Annual TB questionnaire. Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity via positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement. Tdap vaccine or declination. Hepatitis B declination. Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season (10/01 to 03/31).
• Drug testing: Required within 1 year of start and must not expire during assignment. Panel includes amphetamines/methamphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates/morphine, oxycodone/oxymorphone, and PCP.
• Fit testing: N95 fit test required. Acceptable models: 3M VFlex 1804 and 3M 1860. Candidates must be clean-shaven where needed for testing.
• Documents: Two professional references (supervisors within the last year preferred). Employment application. Photo for badge taken within 6 months of start. Signed HIPAA acknowledgement, latex allergy questionnaire, confidentiality form, hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, and dress code policy. Regulatory compliance education quiz with a score of 80% or higher. Copy of auto insurance required for driving positions. Government-issued photo ID required.