Senior Radiation Therapist

Employee Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Senior Radiation Therapist (2244)

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Senior Radiation Therapist is an experienced clinical professional and key member of the multidisciplinary oncology care team, responsible for delivering safe, accurate, compassionate, and evidence-based radiation therapy to patients. This role performs complex simulation and treatment procedures using advanced linear accelerator and imaging technology while ensuring treatments are administered in accordance with the radiation oncologist's prescription, departmental protocols, and regulatory standards.

In addition to direct patient care, the Senior Radiation Therapist serves as a clinical resource for radiation therapy staff, supports workflow coordination, assists with quality assurance and safety practices, and promotes best practices in patient positioning, immobilization, documentation, and treatment delivery. The position exists to provide expert-level radiation therapy services, support continuity and quality of care, and help maintain an efficient, patient-centered treatment environment.

What you will do

• Deliver advanced radiation therapy treatments in accordance with physician prescriptions, treatment plans, departmental protocols, and regulatory standards, ensuring accurate patient positioning, immobilization, imaging, and treatment delivery.
• Perform and support complex CT simulations, treatment setups, image-guided procedures, special procedures, and emergency simulations while applying senior-level clinical judgment and technical expertise.
• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for radiation therapy staff, students, and new team members by supporting orientation, competency development, troubleshooting, and consistent application of best practices.
• Coordinate daily clinical workflow in collaboration with department leadership to support efficient patient scheduling, treatment continuity, equipment readiness, and timely communication of operational needs.
• Participate in quality assurance, safety checks, chart review support, incident prevention, and adherence to radiation safety standards to promote safe and accurate treatment delivery.
• Collaborate with radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, nurses, and other members of the oncology care team to monitor patient status, communicate treatment-related concerns, and support compassionate, patient-centered care.

Education Qualifications

• Associate's Degree from an accredited Radiation Therapy program Required

Experience Qualifications

• Minimum four years' experience Required

Skills and Abilities

• Good interpersonal/human relations skills
• Ability to respond to emergency situations and unpleasant elements
• Ability to work with hazardous materials and wear protective clothing
• Ability to operate a personal computer.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the unique care needs for patients across all age groups.

Licenses and Certifications

• Radiation Therapist - South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association Required
• Radiography - American Registry Radiologic Technologist Required
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required

Physical Demand

Medium Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.