Oncology - Radiation Physician

Job Title : Board-Certified Radiation Oncology Physician

Location : San Juan, PR 00921

Duration : 1 year to long term

Shift : Monday-Friday(7 : 00 AM-3 : 30 PM)

Key Responsibilities :

• Experience in prescribing radiation treatment regimens focused on cure or disease control while minimizing risks to normal tissue.
• Experience in accurate, consistent treatment delivery.
• Experience with consultation, dose prescription, on-treatment supervision, and treatment summary reports.
• Experience working with QA processes related to treatment planning systems.
• Experience collaborating with physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and using planning software / hardware.
• Prescriptions must be written, signed, and dated by the radiation oncologist prior to treatment.
• Evidence of meeting continuing education requirements.
• Prior to beginning radiation treatment, contract physician(s) shall instruct the patient and care givers on the risks involved including symptom management and symptoms requiring immediate intervention. This instruction must be documented in the medical record within 24 hours. The patient shall be given names and telephone numbers of persons to contact to report these symptoms. Informed consent shall be completed prior to implementation of initial treatments.
• Contract physician(s) shall evaluate each patient for treatment management at a minimum of once per five treatments. These treatment management evaluations, addressing tumor response and side effects of therapy and medications prescribed, include pertinent laboratory and imaging studies. Patient's progress shall be reported to the referring physician using the electronic medical record, Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and ARIA / Eclipse, to include name of attending physician, treatment date, radiation treatment type, radiation dose amount and duration of treatment, radiation treatment dose to date and remaining dose to be provided, skin check of treated area, plan of care and number of treatments left to complete.
• Contract physician(s) shall provide the patient with written guidelines regarding their rights and responsibilities. This includes keeping the patient informed of all issues affecting care and inviting full participation in planning and implementing care. Patient expectations of contract physician(s) should also be outlined. The patient must be advised of their right to submit complaints and procedures concerning such. This instruction must be documented in the medical record within 24 hours.
• Contract physician(s) shall maintain written policies and procedures that clearly define guidelines for protecting patients and employees from all unnecessary radiation exposure, provisions for the safe use, removal, handling and storage of radiation and other radioactive elements.
• Contract physician(s) shall monitor all therapy for side effects or complications; prescribe dose changes as needed; and review all cases at physician conference.

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