Radiation Therapist, Per Diem
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Job Description
Will administer radiation treatments and document appropriately. Performs quality assurance procedures per policy and monitors patients for potential reactions.
PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region.
The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services.
The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology.
For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Key Responsibilities
The Radiation Therapist will administer radiation treatments and perform quality assurance procedures according to hospital policy. They are also responsible for monitoring patients for potential reactions and documenting all procedures appropriately.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Radiotherapy program and hold valid R.T. and CRT certifications. A valid BLS CPR certification from the American Heart Association is also required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Radiation Therapy Career Context
In California, the Radiation Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$153k (75 salary observations; 119 listings), vs ~$114k nationally (306 salary observations; 1,118 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Radiation Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Of the 50 active Radiation Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
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Living in Whittier
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $810k
- Typical market rent
- $2,372/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 33 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 113.6
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.