Radiation Therapist
Santa Rosa, California
Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology

Radiation Therapist

Location: Santa Rosa, California Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Department: Radiation Oncology (Oncology center) Employment type: Travel/Contract Start date: ASAP Contract length: 13 weeks Guaranteed hours: 40 per week (contract)

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Day shift, 5x8 hours (8:00 to 16:30)
• Daily caseload: 25 patients per day per tech
• Float: Not required to float between like units
• On-call: Not required
• Locals accepted: Yes
• Scrubs: Provided
• Parking: Facility paid

Required Qualifications

• Valid Radiation Therapist license in California
• Radiation Therapist with at least 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association (Instructor, Provider, or RQI) or the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• ARRT certification, including ARRT (T) (Radiation Therapy) certification
• Skill with Varian 21 EX/iX equipment
• Siemens CT experience

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, and updated annually
• Employment and identity: Government-issued photo ID, Social Security card, E-Verify attestation, and transcript or diploma verification as applicable
• Education verification: Third-party verification of nursing or related degree
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; does not need annual updates
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO
• Immunizations and TB: Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted); two MMR vaccines or positive titer; hepatitis B vaccination with positive titer or declination; varicella vaccine or positive titer; TB test (IGRA, QuantiFERON, or two PPDs) within 12 months of start
• Flu and COVID: Flu vaccine or declination during flu season; COVID vaccination record preferred, or declination
• Respirator clearance: RespSafety clearance, updated annually
• References: Minimum of 2 references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty or setting
• Employment application: Must cover at least the last 5 years of employment
• Training: Annual regulatory training modules (about 3.5 hours) and California-specific annual modules
• Radiation badge: Issued by the facility
• Fit mask: Not required at this facility