Radiation Therapist
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Radiation Therapist (Brachytherapy)

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 25 weeks Facility Type: Short-term acute care, teaching, Level Trauma, 1,266 staffed beds

Position Overview

• Brachytherapy department within a large Radiation Oncology Department
• Procedural, radiopharmaceutical-based area (similar to Interventional Radiology)
• Responsibilities include running HDR units, assisting with brachytherapy implants, administering radiopharmaceuticals as directed by AU/AMP, and performing procedures and HDR treatments
• The department includes 9 external beam vaults (Halcyon, TrueBeam, ViewRay), 2 proton vaults (Mevion), and dedicated simulation (2 Siemens CT and Philips MRI)
• Opportunity to cross-train in proton, external beam, and simulation, and to pick up OT shifts in these areas
• Daily caseload: 8 to 15 patients
• Guaranteed hours: 40 per week

Schedule

• Day shift, 4x10-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, 6:15 to 16:45
• Rotating days off within the Brachytherapy department
• No weekends, no call, no block schedule
• Return-to-operation restriction: no more than 7 days

Required Qualifications

• Valid Radiation Therapist license in Missouri
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Radiation Therapist, with experience within the last year
• ARRT (T) and ARRT (R) certification
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Expected to run HDR units
• Expected to assist in brachytherapy implants
• Expected to administer radiopharmaceuticals as directed by AU/AMP

Eligibility

• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates not accepted; local radius rule is 75 miles