Job Description Summary

Under the guidance of the Supervisor of Nuclear Medicine, will perform a full range of Nuclear Scans.

Job Description


Sunday - Monday, 7am - 5pm, 10 hour shifts, NO CALL

Essential Functions

1. Department policies and procedures

a. Hours of work, OT policy, paycheck distribution.

b. Punctuality and attendance, use of time off, vacations.

c. Policy manuel

d. ID badges.

e. Clocking in/out.

f. On call, weekend policies.

2. Patient care

a. Patient reception, identification, and explanation of procedure.

b. How to contact and confirm a translator if needed

c. Injections.

d. .Flow studies

e. Planar static imaging

f. Whole body imaging

g. Cardiac imaging and analysis

h. SPECT

i. Labeling and transfer to printers

j. Processing; gallbladders,renai,brain,gastric

3. Quality control/equipment operation

a. Perform daily intrinsic/extrinsic floods.

b. Performs weekly bar phantom/grid.

c. Perform uniformity test and COR of gamma camera using a radioactive source

d. Performs dose calibrator daily constancy

e. Log in/out isotopes.

f. Performs thyroid probe daily QC.

g. Performs hot lab,clinic, and injection room surveys

h. Conforms to electrical safety guidelines.

4. Radiation Safety

a. Radiation safety procedures - spills

b. Radiation safety manual

c. Pregnant policy.

d. Radioactive trash procedures; gloves,syringes,needles

e. QMP for I131.

5. General health and safety requirements

a. Fire safety, RACE, location of fire extinguisher and escape routs.

b. Emergency preparedness plan.

c. Hazardous materials and location of MSDS

d. Medical emergencies.

e. Department blood labeling policy.

f. Complies with current CDC hand hygine guidelines.

g. Uneversal precautions

h. Adheres to respiratory etiquette guidelines

i. Bio-hazard waste policies - sharps

6. Technology

a. e-mail.

b. lotus notes.

c. intranet.

d. meditech.

e. Operation of film printers and gamma camera computers.

Essential Functions (Cont.)

I. Technology and Learning

a. Participates in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization.

b. Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role.

Employees must produce their CEU records to their manager prior to start date and on an ongoing basis thereafter. Technologists in this position are responsible to maintain CEU activity on-site for a period of two years longer than the technologist's last licensure renewal date.