Lead Proton Radiation Therapist

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Lead Proton Radiation Therapist to join the Team. This full-time role will be day-shift working Monday – Friday located in Fairfax, VA.

The Lead Radiation Therapist performs simulation procedures for initial patient set-ups and demonstrates essential skills of treatment modalities and protocols to accurately set-up and administer radiation treatments. Responsible for the operational functions of Radiation Therapy including simulations and treatments, proper functioning of linear accelerators, simulators, and Computed Tomography machines. Communicates effectively with patients, families, medical staff, healthcare team members, supervisors and outside contacts.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program. 
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. 
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans. 
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost. 
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Lead Radiation Therapist Responsibilities:

• Oversees and assists team members in assigned functional area, which may include but not limited to, ensuring team is meeting key-deliverables and quality standards, addressing and resolving challenges, managing and tracking performance, and assisting in time management and scheduling; escalates issues to senior leaders as needed.
• Demonstrates essential skills of treatment modalities and protocols to accurately set-up and administer radiation treatments on a daily basis.
• Prepares immobilization devices in accordance with physician prescriptions; Films specified treatment volume for review and approval by physician.
• Marks/tattoos appropriate body anatomy for daily re-positioning on linear accelerator; Documents or captures patients' measurements and machine treatment parameters for dosimetry planning and calculations.
• Acquires Computed Tomography (CT) machine data sets for patient positioning, contours and set-up parameters.
• Verifies beam parameters, ancillary aids and blocking via record and verification systems on machine and patients' computerized treatment plans before initiation of radiation beam.
• Maintains accurate records of daily treatments and other records as required; Documents any corrections in charts resulting from changes in the originally prescribed course of treatment; Detects unsatisfactory set-up and/or errors and resolves/reports to physician.
• Ensures that portal verification films are taken at appropriate intervals; Recognizes the need for adjustments in treatment ports when comparing simulation/portal films and/or patient positions.
• Verifies operation of emergency shut offs and interlocks while reporting any discrepancies.
• Participates or provides assistance with in-vivo dosimetry measurements and special dosimetry.
• Ensures all departmental services are delivered in accordance with established policies and procedures; Ensures equipment and supplies are maintained to provide all department services.
• Evaluates routine/new products with outside vendors and makes purchasing recommendations to department director.
• Provides education and support of methods appropriate to patients' levels of understanding and motivation. Includes families/caregivers in education and training as appropriate.
• Communicates with families, physicians or other healthcare team members in anticipation of special needs of patients or families in a timely manner to facilitate effective patient treatment.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Associate's Degree and Graduate of an AMA/JCERT approved school of Radiation Therapy; Associates Degree or an additional four years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

• Experience: 3 years of Radiation Therapy experience

• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association (AHA); American Registered Radiologic Technologists certified in Radiation Therapy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous proton therapy experience preferred.