Senior Radiation Therapist
Compensation
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Job Description
Employee Type
Regular
Work Shift
- Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)
- Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!
Senior Radiation Therapist (2244)
Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.
A Brief Overview
The Senior Radiation Therapist is an experienced clinical professional and key member of the multidisciplinary oncology care team, responsible for delivering safe, accurate, compassionate, and evidence-based radiation therapy to patients. This role performs complex simulation and treatment procedures using advanced linear accelerator and imaging technology while ensuring treatments are administered in accordance with the radiation oncologist's prescription, departmental protocols, and regulatory standards.
In addition to direct patient care, the Senior Radiation Therapist serves as a clinical resource for radiation therapy staff, supports workflow coordination, assists with quality assurance and safety practices, and promotes best practices in patient positioning, immobilization, documentation, and treatment delivery. The position exists to provide expert-level radiation therapy services, support continuity and quality of care, and help maintain an efficient, patient-centered treatment environment.
What You Will Do
Deliver advanced radiation therapy treatments in accordance with physician prescriptions, treatment plans, departmental protocols, and regulatory standards, ensuring accurate patient positioning, immobilization, imaging, and treatment delivery.
Perform and support complex CT simulations, treatment setups, image-guided procedures, special procedures, and emergency simulations while applying senior-level clinical judgment and technical expertise.
Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for radiation therapy staff, students, and new team members by supporting orientation, competency development, troubleshooting, and consistent application of best practices.
Coordinate daily clinical workflow in collaboration with department leadership to support efficient patient scheduling, treatment continuity, equipment readiness, and timely communication of operational needs.
Participate in quality assurance, safety checks, chart review support, incident prevention, and adherence to radiation safety standards to promote safe and accurate treatment delivery.
Collaborate with radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, nurses, and other members of the oncology care team to monitor patient status, communicate treatment-related concerns, and support compassionate, patient-centered care.
Education Qualifications
Associate's Degree from an accredited Radiation Therapy program Required
Experience Qualifications
Minimum four years' experience Required
- Skills and Abilities
- Good interpersonal/human relations skills
- Ability to respond to emergency situations and unpleasant elements
- Ability to work with hazardous materials and wear protective clothing
- Ability to operate a personal computer.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the unique care needs for patients across all age groups.
- Licenses and Certifications
- Radiation Therapist - South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association Required
- Radiography - American Registry Radiologic Technologist Required
- Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required
Physical Demand
Medium Physical Demand
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Radiation Therapist delivers safe, accurate, and evidence-based radiation therapy while performing complex simulations and treatment procedures. They also serve as a clinical resource for staff, coordinate daily workflow, and ensure adherence to safety and quality assurance protocols.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an Associate's Degree from an accredited Radiation Therapy program and possess at least four years of relevant experience. Required certifications include Radiation Therapist (SC), Radiography (ARRT), and Basic Life Support.
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Radiation Therapy Career Context
Of the 48 active Radiation Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% have no call, 71% require no weekends.
Radiation Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Radiation Therapy median $107k (middle half $99k–$129k)118 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | South Carolina index 93.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Radiation Therapy listings in South Carolina | 9 active | 578 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 33% no call · 71% no weekends48 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 4% offer loan repayment673 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Radiation Therapy listings | 173 in the last 30 days | 163 the 30 days before (+6%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Radiation Therapy pay trend | −4.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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