Radiation Therapist

Seeking a Radiation Therapist in one of the most beautiful and unique places in the country — Alaska. If you're looking to elevate your career while living somewhere extraordinary, this is the opportunity for you.

Why Alaska?

✔️ No state income or sales tax – keep more of what you earn

✔️ Annual Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) – an annual bonus just for being a resident

✔️ Unparalleled work-life balance – weekends filled with hiking, skiing, fishing, wildlife, and the Northern Lights

✔️ Strong sense of community – friendly, tight-knit teams and meaningful connections

✔️ Adventure is your backyard – access to national parks, glaciers, and stunning wilderness

We know it’s not always easy to relocate — but for the right candidate, this is more than a job — it’s a chance to contribute to the future of cancer care in Alaska while embracing a lifestyle that’s anything but ordinary.

Essential Functions:

• Prepare treatment room prior to patient entering.


• Identify patient using four (4) identifiers prior to any procedure/treatment.


• Review and interpret patient chart throughout the course of radiation treatment.


• Review and verify approved radiation prescription, treatment plan, MU check document, IMRT/VMAT QA, and setup information prior to clinical simulation and treatment.


• Properly setup immobilization devices, position and align patient according to treatment plan and setup notes.


• Monitor patient throughout treatment and take proper actions as needed.


• Record pertinent treatment data in chart or verification system as per department policy.


• Perform procedure in an orderly and confident manner. When assigned to work as a team of therapists, respond


• appropriately to suggestions made during patient treatment.


• Perform CT simulation as directed by Radiation Oncologist.


• Attend departmental or inter-disciplinary meetings as requested.

Education, Certification and Licensure:

• Graduate of an accredited program in Radiation Therapy.


• Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist in Radiation Therapy.
  


• Current BLS certification.


• Compliance with annual mandatory education.


• Compliance with annual immunization requirements.

Experience:

• No less than one (1) year of radiation therapy experience in a clinical setting.

Technical Competencies:

• Knowledge in up-to-date radiation therapy techniques and treatments.


• Knowledge in principles, practices, and procedures involved in the operation of ionizing radiation therapy equipment.


• Possess a working knowledge of radiation safety utilizing the ALARA philosophy.


• Critical Thinking skills; using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.


• Complex Problem Solving skills, identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.


• Strong Judgment and Decision Making skills; considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


• Time Management skills; managing one's own time and the time of others.


• Coordination and Collaborative competencies; adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.


• Inductive and Deductive Reasoning skills; combining pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
  

Work Environment:

• Exposure to odorous chemicals and specimens.


• Occasional travel between centers and within city is required.


• Frequent contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.


• May be exposed to radiation and strong magnetic fields.


• May be exposed to blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

Physical Requirements:

• Work requires the ability to lift or push up to fifty (50) pounds.


• Work requires the employee to stand and walk throughout the day.


• Work requires long periods of typing, and/or viewing written or digital reports and data.


• Work requires repetitive movement of hands, arms and legs.


• Work requires the employee to push, pull or lift objects and/or patients aided or unaided.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (portion of dependent premium paid for by employer)


• Vision Care Insurance


• Dental Care Insurance


• Health Savings Account (with employer contribution)


• Long-Term disability


• Life Insurance


• Voluntary policies: Short-Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Term Life (premiums paid for by employee)


• 401(k)


• PTO 


• Holiday Leave for major holidays (7)


• Maternity, Paternity, Civic Duty, Military Leave, Bereavement, and Other Leaves of Absence


• Relocation Assistance