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UMass Memorial Health
Worcester, Massachusetts

Chief Therapist Oncology Rad, 40 Hours Days, Memorial Campus

Counselor / TherapistIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$90k-$161k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

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Exemption Status

Exempt

Hiring Range

  • $89,668.80 - $161,408.00
  • (based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details

Monday through Friday, On Call - Required

Scheduled Hours

7:30a - 4p

Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 40

Cost Center

  • 10010 - 3692 Radiation Oncology
  • This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve.

We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsible for ensuring a smooth flow of patients through the Radiation Oncology Department and having an understanding of implementing an effective scheduling system, which allocates resources to patient needs with a high degree of patient satisfaction.

Maintains adequate levels of staffing for the daily simulator and linear accelerator schedules. Collaborates with the Manager and Director of Radiation Oncology to deliver appropriate, safe, high quality and cost-effective care.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Provides treatments and simulations for patients in accordance with physicians’ orders.

2. Instructs students enrolled in Radiation Therapy School and coordinates clinic-related issues.

3. Participates in performance improvement initiatives for the radiation therapists. Demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations. Develops procedures and trainings for therapists on new equipment and treatments.

4. Schedules daily staffing for the simulators and accelerators and maintains monthly schedules. Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Discusses performance issues with manager.

5. Provides input to manager for performance appraisals, orientation, interviewing and training of personnel.

6. Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.

7. Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership over the radiation therapists for effective teamwork and motivation, and fosters the effective integration of efforts with system-wide initiatives.

8. Assists with ensuring adequate equipment and supplies for the radiation oncology department.

Standard Lead Level Responsibilities

1. Distributes and monitors the flow of work for an assigned group of employees. Provides training and technical assistance to employees within the assigned work area. Assists supervisor in assuring that assigned employees are provided with appropriate resources, materials, and methods. Provides recommendations to manager or supervisor for the most efficient utilization of assigned personnel. Relays work instruction from the supervisor.

2. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.

3. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.

4. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, and seminars as required or directed.

5. Demonstrates use of quality improvement in daily operations.

6. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.

7. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.

8. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

  • All responsibilities are essential job functions.
  • II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education

Required

1. Graduate of CAHEA-approved Radiation Therapy Technology Program.

2. Registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in Radiation Therapy and possess a valid Massachusetts state license in Radiation Therapy.

Experience/Skills

Required

1. Knowledge of specialty areas such as Simulation, IMRT, SRT, SBRT, HDR and Quality Assurance programs.

2. Knowledge of Computer Management system for Radiation Oncology, i. e., Aria, Mosaic, etc.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

Key Responsibilities

The Chief Therapist is responsible for managing daily patient flow, staffing schedules, and resource allocation within the Radiation Oncology Department. They also provide clinical leadership, oversee staff performance, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of a CAHEA-approved Radiation Therapy Technology Program and hold current ARRT registration and a Massachusetts state license. Proficiency in radiation oncology specialty areas and computer management systems like Aria or Mosaic is required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Staffing ManagementPatient SchedulingTechnical TrainingTeam Motivation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Chief Therapist Oncology Rad, 40 Hours Days, Memorial Campus at UMass Memorial Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,395 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Oncology — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 20% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Counselor by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in counselingranked against 13,395 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$90k–$161kCounselor median $69k (middle half $65k–$89k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$119k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counselor listings in Massachusetts524 active13,411 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 20% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusMassachusetts Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 16% offer loan repayment524 active listings, Nov 2026
New Oncology listings425 in the last 30 days391 the 30 days before (+9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend−2.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (13,395 Counseling listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Worcester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$447k≈ 5.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,122/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.