Team Leader Radiation Therapist
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Job Description
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times, upholds patient dignity and respects religious and cultural beliefs.
- Prioritizes and maintains own workload including organizing the daily scheduling of the machines.
- Reviews workflow processes pertinent to the area of work and recommends and implements changes to ensure efficient and smooth running of the machine.
- Creates and supports an environment which fosters teamwork, cooperation and respect for cultural diversity.
- Coordinates and completes tasks within all areas of the Radiotherapy Department pertinent to their scope of work on time.
- Accountable for the use of patients and hospital resources.
- Attends daily radiotherapy meetings.
- Performs additional duties when required.
- Confirms the identity of the patient, images and clinical records. Including carrying out patient safety checks before delivering radiation doses such as allergy and pregnancy status.
- Acquires images, data and reference material for radiotherapy processes in CT and on treatment verification and can review the suitability and quality of these images.
- Ensures patient preparation (bowel, prep, bladder prep, anal markers, markers for painful sites, etc) has been done and is relevant to the area being scanned and treated, by referring to local protocols.
- Confirms the location of the region of interest to be scanned.
- Selects all equipment parameters required for image acquisition and check compliance with procedure.
- Selects appropriate immobilization devices for the area to be treated, including able to make masks for Head and neck treatments.
Employment Type
Full Time
Department / Functional Area
Doctor / Nurse / Paramedics / Hospital Technicians / Medical Research
