Radiotherapist at Ascentech Services Limited

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized radiation therapy treatments to patients, in consultation with the team.
• Explain the radiation therapy process to patients and answer their questions.
• Administer radiation therapies as per patients ' treatment plans.
• Use medical imaging equipment to ensure treatments are delivered accurately.
• Access patients’ reactions to treatment, provide advice on the side effects of treatments and, methods.
• Monitor the progress of patient’s and suggest the amendments to treatment plans, when necessary.
• Provide ongoing support to patients and their families.
• Perform quality assurance tests on stimulation and treatment machines to ensure they are in working order.
• Provide thorough and accurate documentation of set-up instructions and treatment parameters and records each day’s treatments.
• Undertake research in order to improve treatment methods.
• Perform Computed Tomography (CT) simulations and Reminiscence Therapy (RT) sessions.
• Assist patients with pain management and support their family.
• Prepare and submit patient health reports as appropriate.
• Adhere to radiation safety practices for patients, personnel, and self, including shielding when appropriate.
• Report equipment malfunctions and/or erratic operations to Lead Radiation Therapist or physicist immediately.
• Interact with patients and obtain information necessary for the drafting of reports.
• Perform other duties as maybe assigned by management.
• Provide timely, detailed, and frequent reporting to the company’s board of Directors.
• Apart from the above duties and responsibilities, your job description may be modified by the company from time to time.

Qualifications

• BSc or PGD in Radiotherapy or related fields
• Radiographers’ Registration Board of Nigeria (RBBN) certification.
• post registration nursing experience in oncology or specialty to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job. of the latest trends in medical equipment for the specialty.

Learning & Growth / Innovation:

• Continually seek out new ways of improving the company’s operations.
• Develop periodic therapeutic training programs alongside HR.

Technical Competence:

• Diagnostic Skill
• Chemotherapy Administration
• Patient Alignment
• Radiation Safety Protocols
• Medical Imaging Equipment
• Quality Assurance
• Medical Information System
• Equipment Troubleshooting

Generic Competence:

• Report Writing
• Attention to detail.
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Record Management
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Emotional Intelligence
• Teamwork
• Critical Thinking.