Sr Radiation Therapist

About the Job ***Now offering a limited-time $12,500 sign-on bonus***    General Summary of Position Administers radiation therapy treatments performs simulation procedures and assists in the planning of radiation therapy treatments Documents all aspects of patient's treatment in medical records. Supports the chief therapist and technical director in implementing new policies and procedures and attaining departmental and organizational goals. Assists Chief Therapist in the daily operation of the Radiation Therapy Center. Interacts with the Physician and all members of the office staff to ensure patients are treated in a timely manner. Communicates with the Chief Therapist and supports Chief Therapist in attaining department goals. Associates of the MedStar Health-Radamerica Team must be committed to the MedStar Health-RadAmerica Mission. MedStar Health- RadAmerica is committed to providing world-class compassionate care to every patient every time at every touch point. All associates are accountable for their role in meeting patient experience standards. Primary Duties and Responsibilities   Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations. Certification: Failure to maintain certifications (ARRT MD State License CPR and Maryland and ARRT CE Continuing Educational requirements) will result in suspension and /or termination and will be reflected in the associate's evaluation. Coverage: Arrives to work at designated time. Provides coverage at other offices when required. Participates in On-call schedule. Documentation: Accurately records all aspects of simulation treatment delivery and billing. Maintains proficiency with all aspects of EMR. Consistently utilizes the QA Checklist function. Able to run Contingency Report. General Responsibilities: Responsible for the daily operations in the therapy department in the absence of the chief therapist. Keeps treatment/CT simulator rooms and console areas neat clean organized and adequately stocked. Notifies chief therapist of technical supplies needed. Reports all treatment unit / simulator malfunctions to the physicist and engineer as appropriate and documents all malfunctions / faults in the problem log (RadTrak). Observes all rules regulations and instructions concerning radiation safety. Meetings: Attends scheduled meetings including: Technical Staff Meetings In-Service and educational seminars sponsored by the organization staff meetings annual staff meetings chart rounds and peer reviews. Performance Management: Demonstrates the ability to access (log in) update and review performance goals and evaluations. Demonstrates the ability to send evaluation to the immediate supervisor. Quality Assurance: Actively participates in all QA procedures by ensuring all aspects of weekly chart review are completed. Performs dose verification according to protocol and documents appropriately. Verifies and records all SSD's weekly. Acquires all necessary patient imaging as directed by the physician. Displays film badge and ID Badge in an appropriate manner. Assists chief therapist ensuring charts of under treatment patients are accurate and complete. Scheduling: Schedules simulation and treatment procedures appropriately to ensure the office runs efficiently and patients are treated in a timely manner. Provides patient with initial appointment and treatment calendar. Assists the physician office manager and chief therapists ensuring the office runs efficiently and patients are treated in a timely manner. Resolves treatment schedule conflicts. Ensures all simulation and treatment schedules are resolved at the end of the day. Ensures all simulation and treatment schedules are resolved at the end of the day. Evaluates missed appointments with patients or family and documents missed appointments in the EMR. Simulation: Operates