Nuclear Medicine Radiologic Technologist L3

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for nuclear medicine procedures requested by the Clinician; arranges for proper protection of patients, the public and staff from infectious diseases/materials.
• Receives patients and explains nuclear medicine procedures; instructs patients on the procedure to obtain optimal imaging results; answers all related questions and responds to patient’s needs or concerns, as required.
• Performs nuclear medicine imaging procedures on patients by safely utilizing appropriate nuclear medicine equipment.
• Operates imaging equipment (scintillation cameras, portable nuclear medicine cameras) and related accessories (e.g., multi-format imaging devices, xenon apparatus, computers) for nuclear medicine procedures and studies.
• Controls equipment, in accordance with prescribed procedures to produce optimal diagnostic quality of scans.
• Prepares appropriate dosages of radiopharmaceutical in preparation for diagnostic procedures; assays radiopharmaceutical dosages administered via intravenous or oral to patients.
• Receives and checks all radionuclide shipments for contamination according to radiation safety regulations, and performs various tasks associated with receiving, processing, distributing and storing radioactive materials.
• Disposes of radioactivity and contamination materials, in accordance with departmental, local, state and federal regulations, maintaining records of storage as well as disposal of radioactive waste.
• Using appropriate detectors or other devices, monitors personnel, work areas and patient rooms, where applicable, to ensure that levels of radiation do not exceed those levels defined in health care setting and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and/or other appropriate regulations.
• Promptly reports all excessive radiation exposure to the Radiation Safety Officer.
• Effectively uses electronic medical records (EMR) to document patient encounters and access pertinent patient data and imaging results.
• Participates in departmental meetings, internal/external quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities and training, as required.
• Maintains regular contact with physicians and other health care personnel regarding the nature, scheduling or results of procedures performed within the Nuclear Medicine department.
• Plans, schedules and coordinates the day-to-day activities of the Nuclear Medicine department to ensure continuous flow of work.
• Assists in the development of new tests by performing comparison studies and clinical trials.
• Assists to implement these new procedures.
• Assists in the conduct of specialized tests and studies either in vivo or in vitro.
• Assists in the development of quality control procedures and quality assurance.
• Instructs other technical personnel on technical aspects of their routine use.
• Assists in the development of computer applications in Nuclear Medicine in order to more effectively collect, analyze, and enhance data from nuclear medicine procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Department Preferences

How To Apply

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