Nuclear Medicine Technologist
SSM Health · Oklahoma City, OK · 5 days ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
Job Responsibilities and Requirements
- Maintains and operates cameras that detect and map radioactive drugs in a patient's body to create diagnostic images.
- Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical factors accurately.
- Orders, prepares, administers, and disposes of radiopharmaceuticals according to established protocols.
- Fulfills radiation safety procedures and guidelines.
- Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).
- Ensures equipment is properly functioning. Reports potential problems or equipment malfunction to appropriate personnel. Lock/tag out equipment if appropriate.
- Affords assistance in maintaining a clean, and orderly department.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
- Completion of a Nuclear Medicine Technology program
- No experience required
Physical Requirements
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent lifting/moving of patients.
- Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Rare kneeling and sitting.
Required Professional License and/or Certifications
- State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB)
- Or ARRT-N Nuclear Medicine Technologist - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
Work Shift
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type
Employee
Department
4219000040 PET CTS
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
About the Role
Performs therapeutic and diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures providing quality images to radiologists and physicians for interpretation.