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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailAre you looking for a once in a lifetime opportunity to demonstrate and grow your radiation therapy skills in a new state of the art facility built for the future of Cancer Care Cancer Care Alberta is currently looking for a Radiation Therapist to join our team at the new Arthur Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary. Reporting to the Manager of Radiation Therapy you will join a dedicated and collaborative interdisciplinary team comprised of Radiation Therapists Dosimetrists Oncologists Medical Physicists Allied Health Nursing and Administrative professionals. Growing your career at the Arthur Child will encompass a bright modern facility design that bridges leading research and treatment options with an overarching goal of continuous advancement and the best in patient cancer care. You will work with innovative treatment technologies and equipment that include but will not be limited to CT PETCT MRI simulators MR Linacs utilizing adaptive treatment workflows external beam radiation with Varian True Beam Linacs Edge Linear Accelerators MRI guided brachytherapy a provincial TBI program Dosimetry specialization opportunities and much more. Join our passionate Radiation Therapy team that is dedicated to exceptional patient care and promotes a progressive positive fun work environment. We look forward to your will be 4 positions available for this posting.
As a Radiation Therapist I you will deliver a prescribed course of radiation treatment to patients and assist in the efficient safe and accurate planning of patients care during simulation and/or planning procedures according to the direction of a Radiation Oncologist. You will assess each patients reactions to treatment document treatment plans and maintain patient records. Additionally you will educate patients about treatment procedures side effects and appropriate management strategies to mitigate the side effects of treatment making referrals to other health professionals as needed.
Completion of an accredited program in Radiation Therapy in Canada or accredited non-Canadian or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists (ACMDTT).
Additional Required Qualifications:Completion of an accredited program in Radiation Therapy in Canada or accredited non-Canadian program. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists (ACMDTT). Must be able to perform all duties of the job including lifting and moving.
Preferred Qualifications:Active or eligible for registration with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT). Basic Life Support (BLS).
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