Senior Radiation Therapist

Healthcare, Nursing
Center
April 26, 2025

Job Description

UCLA

Internal Number: 147266958

Description

With your passion for solving clinical mysteries and our comprehensive imaging capabilities and sophisticated technology, you can experience an exciting and rewarding imaging career at UCLA Health. You’ll be able to elevate your skills, expand your knowledge, and grow your career within an inclusive, supportive, and empowering workplace. Come see for yourself!

In this role, you will work under the general supervisor of the Chief Radiation Therapy Technologist and your functions will include:


  • Applying ionizing radiation according to MD’s prescription (3D,IMRT,SBRT,SRS,HDR)
  • Patient scheduling and appointments
  • Performing dose calculations
  • Treatment data entry 
  • Working with physicians, physicists and dosimetrists to perform simulations and treatment planning CT’s 

May be hired as Radiation Therapist if you possess less than 5 years of experience.



Salary Range Senior Radiation Therapist: $66.04 – $87.12 Hourly




Salary Range Radiation Therapist: $61.60 – $81.28 Hourly


Qualifications
Required:
  • ARRT License
  • CRT License
  • 5 or more years radiation therapy experience 
  • BLS/CPR from American Heart Association or American Red Cross 
  • Skill in working with different types of treatment machines such as MR Scanner, CT Scanner, HDR units and Linear Accelerators and ability to recognize when hazardous conditions may exist
  • Truebeam, Tomotherapy, Novalis, CT and MR guided RT experience
  • Ability to lift cerrobend blocks weighing up to 35 pounds.
  • Knowledge of basic physics as applicable to Radiation Therapy.
  • Ability to use an electronic calculator to perform dose calculations.
  • Skill in communicating various technical aspects of Radiation Therapy at a level understood by patients.
  • Skill in recognizing and reporting any adverse patient therapy reactions.
  • Knowledge of the principles and applications of thermo-luminescent dosimeters.
  • Skill in reading documents written with medical terminology and ability to read and implement computer-generated physics treatment plans.
  • Knowledge of basic nursing procedures.
  • Working knowledge of University procedures regarding isolation of immuno-suppressed patients.
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with physicians and physicists.

Preferred:
  • Aria and Epic experience – preferred

About UCLA
At UCLA Health, you can help heal humankind, one patient at a time by improving health, alleviating suffering and delivering acts of kindness. As you do, you’ll achieve great things in your life and your career. We’re a world-class health organization with four hospitals consistently recognized among the nation’s very best as well as an internationally-renowned medical school, primary and specialty care clinics and much more. Within our dynamic, innovative and growing organization, you’ll find exceptional opportunities to make the most of your abilities in a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment. If you embrace our values of Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Teamwork, Excellence and Discovery we invite you to see all you can accomplish at UCLA Health.


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