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St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Edgewood, Kentucky

Registered Radiation Therapist

Radiation TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

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Job Type: Regular

Scheduled Hours

  • 40
  • Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

  • Benefits That Support You
  • We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy

  • Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
  • Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
  • Retirement savings with employer match
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
  • Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
  • Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Radiation Oncology Manager, treats patients with radiation in accordance with the physician’s prescription.

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description

Accurate physical set-up and delivery of radiation treatment to patients according to the oncologist’s prescription in a safe and timely manner: properly identifying patient prior to treatment, observes patient during treatment, and notifies appropriate personnel of any changes in patient condition.

Accurate documentation of treatment record in patient’s radiation chart and records appropriate charges.

Images portals in accordance with policy on all patients; makes successful adjustments to patients’ ports as requested. Also transfers films, associate films and registers new patients in software system.

Knowledgeable and proficient use of Linear Accelerator to ensure patient safety and machine quality. Reports any malfunctions promptly.

Participates in weekly Technical/Chart rounds, carries out tasks timely and accurately and performs other tasks as required.

Performs accurate CT/Sims, correctly formulates beam blocking and molds. Practices safety and cleanliness in the mold room.

Open the department; warm up and perform quality checks on the linear accelerators. Rooms are orderly and linen stocked daily.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses

  • Registered radiation therapist or registry eligible.
  • Licensed to practice in the state where work is being performed

Specialized Knowledge

Kind and Length of Experience:

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

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Key Responsibilities

The Radiation Therapist is responsible for the accurate physical set-up and delivery of radiation treatments according to oncologist prescriptions. They must also monitor patient conditions, maintain precise treatment records, and perform quality checks on medical equipment.

Requirements

Candidates must be a registered radiation therapist or registry eligible. A valid license to practice in the state of employment is required.

Key Skills

Radiation therapyPatient careLinear accelerator operationCT simulationTreatment planningSafety complianceQuality assurancePatient identificationImagingMedical softwareOncology support

Radiation Therapy Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Radiation Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Of the 50 active Radiation Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Top Radiation Therapist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution17 jobs

5
<$125k
3
$125k-150k
4
$150k-175k
3
$175k-200k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks15 jobs

401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
CME allowance
20%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Radiation Therapist II

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California

$70.83-$99.15/hr
#2

Radiation Therapist

Montage Health · Monterey, California

$72.18-$96.52/hr
#3

Radiation Therapist - Pacific Cancer Care

$75-$95/hr
#4

Radiation Therapist II-2

$65.1-$91.14/hr
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Radiation Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 576 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Edgewood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$333k
Median resident rent
$1,073/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Edgewood, KY
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
Comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days
Generous paid time off
Flexible work schedules
Retirement savings with employer match
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development opportunities
Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs