Lead Radiation Therapist Full-time (1st shift/Days)

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Independently and expertly serves as the department primary resource for staff ensuring optimal department services and outcomes. Collaborates with management by actively communicating and reporting pertinent information and data in a comprehensive manner

• Participates in the selection, training, education, development and evaluation of the Radiation Therapist. Interfaces with department staff to provide feedback to management on team member's performance

• Fosters a positive and constructive teaching environment by engaging coworkers with learning opportunities that are valuable and in alignment with business objectives. Provides basic direction and consultation to lower level therapists and students in regard to correct practices and procedures in Radiation Oncology

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Organizes the work flow, pro-actively problem-solves, anticipates needs, manages multiple ongoing priorities with minimal supervision

• Serves as liaison between team members, management and physicians, resolving routine matters for the shift and modality. Assists physicians during procedures.

• Proactively assesses, identifies and responds to the needs of the patient for adjustment or intervention to optimize patient care, image quality and patient experience. Provides accurate explanations and instructions to patients and family members at an appropriate level utilizing verbal and non-verbal skills, terminology and language

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists with implementation and education of department-based safety initiatives, standards of practice and protocols. Develops skills of team members and continually assists with improving skills, performance and outcomes.

• Follows safety standards and conducts all imaging procedures accordingly. Maintains proper sterile techniques for procedures, regularly practices aseptic techniques, and ensures compliance with radiation safety and infection control procedures. Complies with job role, department and hospital safety standards, practices and policies.

• Identifies opportunities for corrective action and process improvement providing recommendations, and contributes to meeting department and hospital targets for quality and safety. Reports ¿near misses¿ and inputs errors promptly into appropriate hospital patient safety reporting system to improve processes and identify trends. Provides feedback to management on team member performance and conduct. Conducts quality audits on equipment, processes, outcomes and team member performance. Documents, develops and evaluates processes and procedures

• Coordinate and perform delivery of patient treatments, ensuring compliance with patient care standards and established policies and procedures

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists management with meeting financial goals through efficient scheduling and use of department resources.

• Ensures Therapy-related billing/charging activities and supports charge export, charge auditing, and procedure charging education activities as directed.

• Provides accurate and complete documentation of patient procedures. Participates in the budgeting process for capital and minor equipment. Reconciliation of invoices

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Fosters a positive and constructive teaching environment by engaging students and co-workers (Therapist and Senior Therapist) in learning opportunities that are valuable and in alignment with business objectives. Actively leads and supports special projects and department initiatives and seeks opportunities to expand learning with a focus on continual development.

• Maintains and increases knowledge regarding new techniques and radiation oncology program development

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Five years as a licensed Radiologic Technologist Therapist R.T.(T). May consider HM employee with four years experience as a Radiation Therapist who demonstrates leadership abilities