POSITION SUMMARY

Provides radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist and in accordance with established standards and practices.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

1.            Applies knowledge and skill necessary to provide care to the appropriate age of patients, i.e. infant, pediatric, adult and geriatric.

2.            Demonstrates competence, awareness of and sensitivity to the physical, emotional and socio-psychological needs of all patients.

3.            Delivers prescribed dose and planned course of radiation therapy to patients, positions patients, answers questions and explains procedures.

4.            Performs daily “time out” procedures.

5.            Maintains established department policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs and safety standards.

6.            Collaborates with physicists, dosimetrists, nursing staff and physicians during treatment as well as coordinates support care services (social work, dietary, etc.).

7.            Actively supports and participates in process improvement efforts and in team function/decisions.

8.            Prepares treatment room and equipment for patients.

9.            Other assigned duties.