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Rad Therapist Lead

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Under the general supervision of the Technical Director, the Lead Radiation Therapist performs treatment planning simulations and administers a prescribed course of ionizing radiation to the cancer patients. The Lead Therapist is also responsible for overseeing the work of the Radiation Therapists, troubleshooting problems and quality assurance efforts on the unit to which he/she is assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: 1. Must be a graduate of a program approved by the Council on Allied Health Education and Accreditation for Radiation Therapy Technology. 2.

Must be board certified, or board-eligible with certification obtained within 6 months, in Radiation Therapy Technology by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. 3. Must hold, without interruption, current license as required by the State of Florida for Radiation Therapy Technology. 4.

Must obtain BCLS certification within 6 months of employment and continually maintain certification. 5. Must have a minimum of two years experience as a Staff Radiation Therapist.

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: None provided Licensure/Certification/Registration: American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Florida Department of Health, Radiologic Technology Program.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Radiation Therapist performs treatment planning simulations and administers prescribed ionizing radiation to cancer patients. They are also responsible for overseeing staff therapists, troubleshooting technical issues, and managing quality assurance efforts.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Ionizing Radiation AdministrationTeam Leadership

Counselor Career Context

In Florida, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$70k (65 salary observations; 166 listings), vs ~$76k nationally (1,447 salary observations; 3,678 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 34% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 39 employers

21
<$70k
9
$70k-85k
11
$85k-100k
9
$100k-115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs

401k / retirement match
92%
Loan repayment
39%
CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
24%
PSLF eligible
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Gotham Enterprises · Nicholasville, Kentucky

$100k-$110k
#2

Mental Health Clinician (LMFT, LCSW, LMSW)

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$90k-$110k
#3

Child and Adolescent Licensed Therapist (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) (copy)

$84k-$107k
#4

Licensed Therapist (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) $5k+ Signing Bonus!

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,029 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Gainesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k
Typical market rent
$1,618/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Gainesville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.