Radiation Therapist
Listed compensation
$39.94-$59.91/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
Work Schedule: 100% FTE, Monday-Friday 6:00am-5:30pm, rotating hours. You will work at UW Health N Bell School Clinic 3535 N. Bell School Rd. You may be eligible for up to $20,000 (more than 2 years of experience) or $10,000 (less than 2 years of experience) sign on bonus.
Additional Components of Compensation May Include
Evening, night, and weekend shift differential
Overtime
On-call pay
At UW Health in northern Illinois, you will have:
- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package including: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, retirement, short and long-term disability, paternity leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance
- Annual wellness reimbursement
- Opportunity for on-site day care through UW Health Kids
- Tuition reimbursement for career advancement--ask about our fully funded programs!
- Abundant career growth opportunities to nurture professional development
- Strong shared governance structure
- Commitment to employee voice
- Graduate of an approved school of Radiation Therapy Technology program.
Required
Work Experience
Licenses & Certifications
- Current license from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and current certification (or eligible for certification) in Radiation Therapy from the American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT). Required
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Job Description
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Key Responsibilities
The Radiation Therapist will provide specialized treatment at the UW Health N Bell School Clinic. Responsibilities include administering radiation therapy and collaborating within a shared governance structure to ensure high-quality patient care.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an approved Radiation Therapy Technology program. Required credentials include a current license from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and ARRT certification or eligibility.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Radiation Therapy Career Context
In Illinois, the Radiation Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$104k (19 salary observations; 51 listings), vs ~$115k nationally (200 salary observations; 1,088 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 Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $104k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Radiation Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Of the 40 active Radiation Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Radiation Therapist at UW Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Radiation Therapy — ranked against 592 active Radiation Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
Living in Rockford
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $193k
- Typical market rent
- $1,195/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Rockford, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.