RADIATION THERAPIST

• Will be assigned at Benavides Cancer Institute

Qualifications

• Graduate of BS Radiologic Technology
• Must be a Licensed Radiologic Technologist
• Must be knowledgeable in basic computer applications
• Must have good communication and interpersonal skills
• Customer service-oriented
• Willing to render overtime and can work on shifting schedules

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains physical order and safety operation in the assigned area
• Performs basic and advanced procedures and techniques in simulation, radiation therapy, brachytherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, radiotherapy database management and local area network information system
• Executes accurate set up and treatment, interprets and documents tumor and normal tissue doses based on complete basic or conformal treatment plans in coordination with the physicist and radiation oncologists
• Provides assistance under the supervision of a physicist and dosimetrist in dose calculations in and around the tumor volume and the surrounding normal tissue
• Performs daily routine checks and assists in the quality control activities under the supervision of a physicist and dosimetrist to ensure efficient and reliable performance of the treatment machines and equipment and to ensure adherence to a developed quality control program in the section
• Performs verification procedures – treatment or sim port – to ensure accuracy and precision of treatment
• Checks patient’s chart and treatment doses under the supervision of a physicist and dosimetrist every week
• Prepares treatment summaries and report of patients who completed radiation therapy, brachytherapy and radiosurgery
• Performs basic and manual treatment planning, treatment time or monitor unit calculations under the supervision of a physicist and dosimetrist
• Contributes in the design of auxiliary devices needed for accurate treatment of patients
• Performs other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Occasional Duties

• Conducts periodic checks of available simulation and treatment supplies and recommends requisitions of the needed supplies to the section head
• Presents lecture to nurses and radiation oncology residents on simulation procedures and radiotherapy techniques
• Provides radiotherapy technology support to research

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From Php23,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company Christmas gift
• Employee discount
• Promotion to permanent employee

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• REGISTERED RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST (Required)

Work Location: In person