Malvern, PA, 19355, USA
4 days ago
Veterinary Radiation Therapy Technician
**BluePearl Pet** **Hospital in Malvern, PA is hiring a Veterinary** **Radiation Therapy Technician! This is a unique position to bridge the gap between human and veterinary medicine! If you are a human Radiation Therapist and have a love for animals, APPLY TODAY!** + Are you a passionate technician looking to improve your skills in the veterinary field? + Do you have a passion for Oncology? + Have you been trained in Human Radiation Therapy and want to cross into Veterinary Medicine? + Are you driven, dependable, committed, and knowledgeable?   If you are already a licensed veterinary technician, you must be willing to assist or oversee induction and maintenance and recovery of anesthetized patients, assist with patient restraint, be able to calculate drug doses including CRIs and maintain a working knowledge of pharmacokinetics of all drugs routinely used, and occasionally help in other areas of the hospital when/if needed. You will also need to have excellent communication skills with owners and with other members of our hospital as well as referral hospitals. The ideal candidate will be available to work 8 hours/day, 5 days/week (from 8am-4pm), but variations of this schedule can be considered **As a Radiation** **Therapist** **you will be able to demonstrate the following:           ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** + Be comfortable running a Varian iX-S and CyberKnife SRS(can train) + Experience with RapidArc, SRS, and OBI (CBCT and kV/kV, and MV) + Must be comfortable with performing DailyQA and IMRT/VMAT plan QA and possess excellent communication skills with physicists/service engineers + Must have working knowledge or ability to learn ARIA 16 record and verify system + Ability to perform manual RT patient set-ups (UTM mode) under the supervision of radiation oncologists + Must be able to create electron cutouts as needed + Possess excellent troubleshooting and organizational skills + Ability to administer appropriate radiation prescription to patients under the supervision of radiation oncologists + Be willing/able to assist Veterinary Technicians in procedures outside of radiation administration, such as CT simulations **Why BluePearl?** + Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food. + We encourage you to grow with us. Our technicians are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in his/her career. + In order to transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals. We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following: + Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options. + Parental Leave Benefits + Flexible work schedules. + Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans. + A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment. + We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets. _BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity_ _employer_ _and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized_ _as a result of_ _such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace._
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