Nuclear Med Technologist I

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Maintain and operate equipment, such as gamma cameras and computing systems, to acquire images, and to process and analyze patient data.
• Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals as tracers to demonstrate the function of organs in the body.
• Explain procedures to patients and inquire about previous diagnostic studies and medication, making sure they receive the correct preparation for the procedure.
• Check the patient’s medical status and make sure that the patient’s comfort, privacy and safety needs during the procedure are met.
• Perform laboratory procedures including blood and specimen collection and quality control testing.
• Make sure that there is safe handling, storage and disposal of radioactive materials.
• Perform routine quality control and testing procedures of instrumentation, radiopharmaceuticals, data, images and computing systems.
• Perform patient imaging procedures using sophisticated radiation-detecting instrumentation.
• Accomplish computer processing and image enhancement: Provide images, data analysis, and patient information to the physician for diagnostic interpretation.
• During an imaging procedure, the technologist works directly with the patient. The technologist: Gains the patient’s confidence by obtaining pertinent history, describing the procedure and answering any questions, Monitors the patient’s physical condition during the course of the procedure, Notes any specific patient comments that might indicate the need for additional images or could be useful to the physician in interpreting the results of the procedure.
• Apply knowledge of radiation physics, patient and personnel radiation exposure in relation to nearly every activity.
• Administer small amounts of radiopharmaceuticals.
• Ability to properly access IV’s on patients.
• Document the use of the entire radioactivity that enters and leaves the department.
• Evaluate and document that all the instrumentation used for patient procedures is functioning properly every day studies are performed.
• Order and administer radioactive chemical compounds (radiopharmaceuticals).
• Participate in procuring supplies; document lab operations, participates in departmental inspections conducted by various licensing, regulatory, and accrediting agencies.
• Perform patient imaging procedures using sophisticated radiation-detecting instrumentation in nuclear medicine.
• Accomplish computer processing and image enhancement utilizing sophisticated computer workstation and reconstructs acquired images.
• Work directly with patient and family: Gains patient/family confidence by obtaining pertinent history, describing the procedure to be performed and answering any questions. Monitors the patient’s physical condition during the course of the procedure. Notes any specific patient/family comments which might indicate the need for additional images or be useful to the interpreting physician.
• Practices Good Radiation Safety: Assists the Nuclear Medicine Coordinator in ensuring the department is in full compliance with NRC and State rules and regulations.
• Prepare and package radioactive materials for transport.
• Use personal radiation monitors appropriately.
• Reviews monthly personal dosimetry records.
• Takes appropriate measures to reduce radiation exposure.
• Notify the RSO of misadministration.
• Perform wipe tests and area radiation surveys.
• Survey, inspect and inventory incoming radioactive materials.
• Use proper procedures for managing a radiation spill.
• Instrumentation responsibilities: Perform and evaluate quality control on well counter & probe, Calibrate scintillation gamma camera, Perform and field uniformity on gamma camera, Perform and evaluate detector linearity and special resolution, Perform and evaluate dose calibrator constancy test, Perform and evaluate quality control on SPECT camera.
• Performs all duties of Nuclear Medicine Technologist as required.
• On call required for this position.
• Drives to McAllen every week to perform Nuclear Medicine services for South Texas patients.
• Supervises the following job classes: Students.

Education and/or Experience

• Graduation from an approved in Nuclear Medicine Technology program.
• Hold a current Texas license as a CMRT.
• Certification as a nuclear medicine technologist required. Certification either by the ARRT R-N or by the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification Board is acceptable.
• One year’s experience as a certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist is preferred.
• Pediatric experience preferred but not required.

Other Requirements

• Current CPR, preferred. Must complete within 90 days of employment.