Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Nuclear Medicine Technologist is responsible for the ordering, preparation, and administration of radiopharmaceutical materials to patients.
• The Nuclear Medicine Technologist operates gamma equipment or thyroid uptake and probe for the visualization for both the structure and function of major organ systems within the body.
• The Nuclear Medicine Technologist utilizes knowledge of radiation physics and safety in the preparation, measurement, and administration of isotopes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in all Radiology Management Systems functions as they relate to patient procedures.
• Demonstrates adequate radiation safety practices as it relates to patients and co-workers.
• Maintain and be familiar with required documentation necessary for licensing agencies.
• Provide patient education as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge on the proper handling and disposing of radioactive waste material.
• Develops effective communication with referring physicians, radiologists and other department customers to ensure the delivery of nuclear medicine procedures.
• Performs a broad range of diagnostic imaging procedures including SPECT and SPECT/CT.
• Prepares image data for interpretation including proper documentation and labeling, image data processing and formatting, data calculations and SPECT reconstruction.
• Practices within Federal and State guideline.
• Orders, receives, documents, stores and returns radiopharmaceuticals in accordance with NY DOH.
• Prepares, documents, dispenses and administers radiopharmaceuticals in accordance with NY DOH.
• Transfers and retrieves image data to PACS and documents the study in EPIC.
• Performs radioactive waste collection/disposal.
• Performs and documents daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly quality control procedures on equipment in accordance with client.
• Reports deviations to appropriate personnel.
• Demonstrates proficiency in starting intravenous catheter line and injecting radioisotopes.
• Removes IVs.
• Adheres to appropriate and accepted clinical principles, methods and procedures while performing nuclear medicine procedures.
• Demonstrates and is able to communicate to staff awareness of and compliance with job duties and responsibilities related to hospital safety, infection control policies, fire and disaster plans in a timely manner, including body mechanics education as it applies to the work setting.
• Maintains confidentiality of patients and hospital information.
• Complies with all hospital policies and procedures pertaining to incident reporting.
• Performs other duties as required and assigned.

Required Education:

• Associate’s degree in applied science in Nuclear Medicine.

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Medicine.

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• NYS Radiologic Technologist license in Nuclear Medicine.
• NMTCB or ARRT(N).
• BLS Certification (AHA, HSI, or client).

Required Skills & Experience:

• Attention to Detail.
• Collaboration.
• Continuous Learning.
• Initiative.
• Judgement/Critical Thinking.
• Problem Solving.
• Quality.
• Reliability.
• Technical Expertise.