Job Description
BJC HealthCare seeks a Sr. Radiation Therapist to provide precise, compassionate cancer care within a leading, research-connected health system in St. Louis. This role delivers and verifies complex radiation treatments, ensuring accurate setup, immobilization, and image guidance while adhering to strict safety and quality standards. The therapist collaborates closely with radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, and nurses, supporting patients through treatment education and symptom reporting. Join a mission-driven, patient-focused team that values continuous learning, inclusion, and community impact, with strong training and benefits to grow your career.
Responsibilities
- Deliver accurate daily radiation treatments according to prescribed plans and protocols.
- Operate and troubleshoot linear accelerators and treatment planning/record-and-verify systems.
- Verify patient identity, setup, and immobilization; perform image-guided positioning adjustments.
- Monitor patients' response to treatment, reporting changes to radiation oncologists and nurses.
- Maintain precise treatment and quality documentation in electronic medical records.
- Adhere to radiation safety standards, infection control, and departmental quality assurance procedures.
- Collaborate with physicians, physicists, dosimetrists, and nurses to optimize care plans.
- Educate and support patients and families on treatment expectations and side effects.
- Participate in training, competency development, and continuous quality improvement efforts.
Required Skills
- Radiation therapy planning
- Linear accelerator operation
- Patient positioning and immobilization
- Oncology patient care
- Dosimetry basics
- Radiation safety and quality assurance
- Electronic medical record documentation
- Treatment verification and imaging (IGRT)
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Infection control procedures
