Job Openings Radiation Therapist - Lewiston, Idaho

About the job Radiation Therapist - Lewiston, Idaho

Radiation Therapist

Lewiston, ID

8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus; Relocation Assistance available

  • State of the art equipment with a new Elekta Versa with VMAT commissioned in 2023
  • New wide boar GE CT onsite
  • New PET CT located at the hospital
  • Radiation Oncologist with 30 years of experience
  • Work with experienced therapists with a combined total of over 55 years of experience
  • Onsite dosimetrist and physicist to provide support

The Radiation Therapist is an ARRT Registered Therapist who is responsible for the administration of radiation therapy as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist. The Therapist will have to interact with a variety of people including, but not limited to patients with cancer, physicians, nurses, patient's family, and co-workers. Therapist must possess good interpersonal communication skills. The disease of cancer may strike any age group necessitating that this position be involved in the care of all age groups from newborns through geriatrics.

Must Have:

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Registered by American Registry of Radiologic Technologists as a Radiation Therapist
  • Must have knowledge of department functions, how and why radiation therapy is used, and be able to explain this to nurses, physicians, Medical Center staff, and the public

Nice to have:

  • Prior experience in a Radiation Oncology Department is desirable but not required