Radiation Therapist
Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234
Radiation Therapist
Full Time • Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Job Overview:
AIMS Locum Tenens is seeking an experienced Radiation Therapist to provide therapeutic radiation oncology services at BAMC. The Technologist will administer prescribed radiation treatments, accurately position and monitor patients, operate linear accelerators and imaging systems, support IGRT/IMRT and HDR brachytherapy treatments, maintain treatment records, and perform daily equipment quality-assurance testing.
Key Duties:
- Administer complex radiation treatments using computer-controlled linear accelerators.
- Support IGRT, IMRT, and HDR brachytherapy treatments.
- Accurately position and immobilize patients for treatment.
- Use kV imaging, OBI, OSMS, laser alignment, and CT-based simulation techniques.
- Configure treatment fields, gantry/collimator settings, and beam-modification devices.
- Verify treatment time, monitor units, and treatment settings before delivery.
- Monitor patients during treatment and respond appropriately to emergencies.
- Observe and report treatment-related changes such as skin reactions, weight loss, neurological symptoms, or other signs of toxicity.
- Maintain complete treatment records, including machine settings, cumulative dose, and portal imaging.
- Use Varian ARIA and applicable MHS systems for clinical documentation.
- Educate patients regarding treatment procedures, skin care, and other treatment-related instructions.
- Perform daily quality-assurance testing of Varian radiation therapy linear accelerators, MLC, and EPID systems.
- Assist with clinical procedures and provide radiation therapy education to patients and staff as needed.
Qualifications
Education: Certificate from a JRCERT-accredited Radiation Therapy program. No education equivalency substitution is permitted.
Registration: Must be registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Radiation Therapy Technologist.
Experience: At least 2 years of clinical radiotherapy experience within the last 3 years under the supervision of a board-certified Radiation Oncologist or Therapeutic Medical Physicist.
Licensure: Current, active, valid, and unrestricted Texas Medical Board license.
Certification: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Schedule:
Approximately 40 hours per week, with 8-12 hour shifts based on department and mission requirements. The actual schedule is determined by the Government supervisor.
Work Environment:
Hospital-based Radiation Oncology environment at Brooke Army Medical Center. The Technologist works closely with radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, and other clinical staff while operating specialized radiation treatment and imaging equipment.
Health & Other Requirements:
Must meet BAMC/DHA occupational health, immunization, training, security, and facility-access requirements. Telework is not available for this position.
Must meet BAMC/DHA occupational health, immunization, training, security, and facility-access requirements. Telework is not available for this position.
Compensation: $50.00 - $52.00 per hour
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Us
AIMS Locum Tenens, LLC, d/b/a AIMS Force, is a WOSB-certified healthcare management company based in the Northern Virginia and Washington, DC area. We focus on healthcare management in both the public and private sectors.
AIMS Force is one of the fastest-growing healthcare management companies, specializing in placing highly skilled healthcare professionals in commercial and government healthcare facilities across the country. We have the experience, resources and scale to help physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals find both short-term and long-term opportunities in a wide range of specialties. We staff healthcare providers for short-term and long-term assignments at local, state and federal government healthcare facilities.
At AIMS Force, we know that quality comes from attention to detail. We are a one-stop shop for healthcare facilities, handling every step of finding the right candidate: sourcing, recruitment, screening, credentialing, final placement and retention of highly qualified healthcare providers.
AIMS Force provides highly qualified physicians and nurses to community hospitals, clinics and Army Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) during staffing shortages. Hospital systems, MTFs, nursing homes and outpatient clinics benefit from our comprehensive, cost-effective supplemental medical staffing services.
Our No. 1 priority is to provide the best service to our healthcare professionals and to our hospital and MTF clients. We welcome feedback and suggestions so we can keep improving.
At AIMS Force, our core pillars of dedication, commitment, trustworthiness and superior service drive every part of our business.
AIMS Force is one of the fastest-growing healthcare management companies, specializing in placing highly skilled healthcare professionals in commercial and government healthcare facilities across the country. We have the experience, resources and scale to help physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals find both short-term and long-term opportunities in a wide range of specialties. We staff healthcare providers for short-term and long-term assignments at local, state and federal government healthcare facilities.
At AIMS Force, we know that quality comes from attention to detail. We are a one-stop shop for healthcare facilities, handling every step of finding the right candidate: sourcing, recruitment, screening, credentialing, final placement and retention of highly qualified healthcare providers.
AIMS Force provides highly qualified physicians and nurses to community hospitals, clinics and Army Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) during staffing shortages. Hospital systems, MTFs, nursing homes and outpatient clinics benefit from our comprehensive, cost-effective supplemental medical staffing services.
Our No. 1 priority is to provide the best service to our healthcare professionals and to our hospital and MTF clients. We welcome feedback and suggestions so we can keep improving.
At AIMS Force, our core pillars of dedication, commitment, trustworthiness and superior service drive every part of our business.
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