Radiation Therapist
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack Meridian Health - Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists - Neptune

Radiation Therapist

Overview

• Specialty: Radiation Therapy
• Location: Neptune, New Jersey
• Employment type: Clinical allied
• Contract length: 13–24 weeks
• Schedule: 4x10, varied open and close shifts
• Shift hours: 5:30 AM–5:00 PM
• Weekend / holiday / on-call / float: No weekend requirement, no holiday requirement, no on-call requirement, no float requirement

Required Qualifications

• Valid Radiation Therapist license in New Jersey
• Radiation Therapist (1 year of experience)
• Radiation Therapist experience within the last year
• ARRT (RT)
• High school diploma or equivalent
• True Beam experience
• Accelerator experience
• SIMS experience

Preferred Experience

• 3–5 years of experience

Key Skills

• Radiation therapy treatment delivery and monitoring
• Patient assessment and positioning
• Treatment field localization and setup documentation
• Quality assurance procedures
• Equipment operation monitoring and radiation safety
• Portal imaging and treatment calculations
• Room and equipment preparation
• Patient instruction and informed consent
• Construction of immobilization devices, shielding blocks, lead cut-outs, and bolus
• True Beam, accelerator, and SIMS experience

Physical Requirements

• Lift at least 25 lbs
• Push and pull at least 25 lbs
• Stand at least 4 hours per day

Additional Notes

• Gray scrub color
• Assists in teaching radiation therapy students during clinical rotation