Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Job Description
Job Summary:
- This position is responsible for Nuclear Medicine imaging and therapeutic procedures, scheduling and pre-procedure patient preparation parameters, routine nuclear medicine camera operation, accurate record keeping, radiation safety regulations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates proficiency in all nuclear medicine procedures, using initiative in special positioning needs of individual patients.
- Calibrates and draws up radiopharmaceutical materials for administration to patients; formulate radiopharmaceutical materials.
- Calculates data to include results of patient studies and radioactive decay.
- Calibrates instruments and review calibration data to detect trends indicating instrument malfunction.
- Practices good radiation safety procedure pertaining to the preparation, handling and administration of radiopharmaceuticals.
- Operates all imaging and auxiliary equipment according to written procedures/protocols, demonstrating proficiency on all equipment.
- Responsible for documenting pertinent clinical history and symptoms.
- Maintains a working knowledge of medications used in nuclear medicine.
- Responsible for the physiological monitoring and care of patients during nuclear medicine procedures.
- Maintains proficiency in starting IV lines and follows proper injection procedure.
- Maintains inventory of supplies in assigned area; prepare and maintain records concerning radiopharmaceutical receiving, dispensing and disposal activities.
- Responsible for submitting nuclear charge tickets for each patient procedure at the close of business day.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor or physician.
Education Required:
- Graduate of Accredited School of Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Licensure/Certification:
- ARRT or NMTCB or ASCP.
- California State License.
- American Heart Association BLS.
Experience:
- Required: New graduate.
- Preferred: 1-3 years of experience.
- Needs to be familiar with the Spectrum Dynamics D-SPECT scanner, as well as the Client EVO scanner.
- Department does general nuclear medicine imaging, (no PET).