Manager of Radiation Oncology

General Position Summary: Oversee radiation therapy in radiation oncology department.
Communicates and coordinates all activities with the physician.
Provides therapist supervision, clinical leadership, and staff education.
Monitors and facilitates patient flow.
Provides and documents mentoring.
Maintains budget, review of provider, education and patient satisfaction, while maintaining the radiation therapy patient schedule and a RT schedule.
Manage problems with dosimetry and physics and coordinate physics quality program.
Maintain ARRA license and OTC license.
Participates in accreditation activities.
Track and report volume statistics adjust staff as needed assures the radiation therapy quality program is maintained.
Assist or complete evaluations, payroll, Aidet rounding, Ascentis documentation, facilitate patient rounding, complete PQRS and meaningful use.
As a working manager this position is required to administer external beam radiation therapy to patients according to the physician prescription.
He/She performs all of the duties of a radiation therapist functions as a therapist on a daily basis.
Records all aspects of treatment and accounts for any deviation in the process.
Immediately notifies physician or director of any error.
Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities: · Perform start up procedures for the linear accelerator and the simulator · Consistently performs morning QA · Documents QA and report deviations of > or = to 5% to the director or physicist.
· Performs conventional and CT simulations in a reproducible manner.
· Fabricates immobilization devices and custom blocking.
· Mounts compensators accurately per field.
· Prepares patient for treatment based on documentation from simulation.
· Accurately completes photon and electron block fabrication.
· Mounts 3D Compensators as directed · Performs Field QA for IMRT and compensator fields.
· Documents patient setup and communicates deviation or problems to the physician.
· Completes daily treatment according to the physician order and treatment plan.
· Performs weekly portal imaging or IGRT as directed.
· Accurately shifts patient as directed by the physician · Maintains patient appointment with in 5 minutes of scheduled time · Schedules appointments appropriately and accurately submits billing.
· Interacts with dosimetry, retrieves DRRs, calculations, and treatment plans.
· Attaches treatment plans to the patients electronic chart · Inputs and verifies accuracy of information recorded.
· Verifies the presence of required documentation.
· Notifies the physician if documentation is missing or inaccurate.
· Performs weekly chart checks.
· Assists MD with On treatment visits (OTV’s) · Documents height in inches and weight in KG · Orders inventory and supplies maintains stocks rooms.
· Participates in chart rounds and tumor boards.
· Practices all aspects of radiation safety and reports any machine malfunctions.
· Displays proper etiquette and mannerisms that reflect the Service Standard Behavior Guidelines.
· Promotes the Patient Safety Standards as a core value of the organization.
· Completes monthly QA, PQRS, and AIDET.
· Maintains by Dr.
patient tracking · Completes evaluations, pay for performance, and incentive documentation.
· Provides employee mentoring.
· Completes payroll, · Completes Quality rounding, monitors machine calibrations, Secondary Functions: · Participates in departmental and hospitalwide informational meetings and inservices, including staff meetings, hospitalwide forums, and seminars.
· Reviews writes and recommends department policies and procedures.
· All other duties as assigned.
Additional / Seasonal Responsibilities: · None.
Job Scope: This job involves: · Recurring work situations with occasional variations from the norm.
· A high level of complexity.
· Typical operation from established and well-known procedures.
· Performance of duties under independently-minimal direction.
Supervisory Responsibility: · Job is supervisory to the extent that daily work direction is provided to therapists, RN and supportive staff in collaboration with the provider.
· Provides assistance during directors or physicians absence.
· Decisions are made within prescribed operating guidelines Interpersonal Contacts: Contacts: · Are normally made with others both inside and outside the hospital.
· Are normally made with own department, staff, and supervisor as well as other departments or locations.
· Frequently contain confidential/sensitive information necessitating discretion at all times.
· Include face-to-face, telephone, and e-mail.
· Include contact with staff, patients, and physicians.
Specific Job Skills & Mental Activities: This position requires operational knowledge of all office equipment in the Cancer Center (including fax, printer, phone systems, and computer), commonly used hospital computer programs (including Hospital Information Systems), and all department specific equipment (including Linear Accelerator, simulator, film processor, and block cutter).
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Must also be service oriented and have excellent customer service skills, professional interpersonal skills, time management skills, good math skills, and the ability to prioritize work.
Education and/or Experience: · High school diploma or equivalent (required).
· Current ARRT National Certification for Radiation Therapist licensure (required and must be maintained in good standing throughout employment.
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· Current AZ State CTT Radiation Therapist certification (required and must be maintained in good standing throughout employment).
· BLS/CPR (required within 6 months of hire and must be maintained in good standing throughout employment) · Basic computer skills (required).
· Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience (preferred) · Minimum of 10 years radiation therapy experience (required) Physical Demands & Job Conditions: Exert up to 100 lbs.
of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs.
of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs.
of force constantly to move objects.
The worker is subject to contact with chemicals, contact with infectious fluids, heavy lifting, constant standing, extensive close work, extensive computer work, and encounters with upset/disturbed individuals.
Physical motions include finger dexterity, standing, walking, stooping, crawling, talking, reaching, feeling, sitting, bending, kneeling, climbing, grasping, listening/hearing, handling, lifting up to 50-100 pounds, and repetitive motions of the hands, wrists, and feet.
This is a safety sensitive position.
OSHA Exposure Category: Involves exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.
Education Required High School or better Licenses & Certifications Required BLS CPR AED Required Radiation Therapy ARRT