**It's more than a career, it's a calling** MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles **Worker Type:** PRN **Job Highlights:** **· Department: Radiation Oncology** **· Schedule:​ PRN as needed** **· Pay Range starts at: $34.23 Daily pay available!** **· Shift Differentials: Available for additional shifts​** **· Location: May cover shifts at St. Clare - Fenton, St. Mary's - St. Louis, St. Joe - Lake St. Louis, DePaul - St. Louis and Outpatient Center - St. Charles, MO** **Requires ARRT-T Radiation Therapist Certification** **Fulfill your calling and be a part of the SSM Team. Apply Today!** **Job Summary:** Administers radiation therapy by exposing specific areas of the patient's body to prescribed doses of radiation. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES + Prepares and positions patients and selects anatomic parameters accurately. + Delivers appropriate patient treatment plan in collaboration with physician and dosimetrist. + Maintains detailed records of all therapy sessions. + Maintains and adjusts necessary equipment, including linear accelerator. + Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately. + Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards. + Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history). + Assists in maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department. + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. + Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION + Associate's degree EXPERIENCE + No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Constant standing and walking. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more). + Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. + Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent lifting/moving of patients. + Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors. + Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Rare kneeling and sitting. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) + And + ARRT-T Radiation Therapy - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) **Work Shift:** Day Shift (United States of America) **Job Type:** Employee **Department:** 4205010128 Radiation Oncology OPC-K **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 0 _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law._ Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)