Nuclear Med Tech St Elizabeths Medical Center 40 Hours Days Weekends Every Third

I. Position Function:

• Under the direction of a nuclear medicine physician performs imaging utilizing diagnostic equipment.
• Performs radiopharmacy procedures quality control procedures and daily monitoring procedures under the nuclear medicine physician according to NRC guidelines.

II. Job Relationships:

• Supervised and/or reportable to the Nuclear Medicine supervisor.
• Must be able to collaborate and effectively communicate with physicians other health care professionals and patients.

III. Authority:

To decided if a test is correctly ordered to provide the additional views for a quality study. Reportable top the NRC and JCAHO.

IV. A. Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• 1. Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients customers and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards.
• Injection of patients with radiopharmaceuticals. Checking paperwork to insure the test is ordered correctly.
• Radiopharmacy prepare kits and draw up doses quality control according to NRC rules and regulations.
• Quality Control of gamma cameras. Daily weekly spect Q>C> and assist in quality assurance studies.
• Patient imaging all studies spect cardiac brain portable and oncall emergency studies. Correct views done.
• Correct films taken labeled properly. Paperwork is in order for the physician to read.
• Patient scheduling to insure proper test is ordered with applicable diagnosis in a timely fashion. GOOD PHONE SKILLS.
• Proper techniques for moving patients. Patient care bedpans emesis basins.
• Perform bone density studies.
• Assist physician with patient therapy. Also 131I total body drinks. Quality Management Program.
• Ordering and receiving shipments of radioactivity packing generator.
• Aware of NRC rules and regulations.
• Cleanup at the end of the day monitoring 2 books patient room if necessary radiopharmacy books.

B. Responsibilities/NonEssential Functions:

• Ordering supplies gloves syringes etc.
• Clean work areas laundry supplies.
• Rotate shifts 7:00 AM 3:30 PM 8:30 PM 5:00 AM etc..
• Take call.
• Packing generator per DOT requirements.

V. Reporting Requirements:

• Reports immediately to supervisor of any deviation of normal operations.
• Reports immediately to supervisor of any unusual occurrences related to patients and machines during imaging.
• Reports all incidents.
• Reports all spills or misadministrations to supervisor.

VI. Accountability:

• Shall be accountable for maintaining the confidentiality and security of all hospitalrelated medical staffrelated and patientrelated data and information.
• Shall be accountable for abiding by all relevant hospital policies and procedures.
• Shall be accountable correct calculations in radiopharmacy and in calculating patient results.
• Shall be accountable for proper patient identification by asking the patients name and checking ID bracelet.
• Shall be accountable for observing all policies and procedures of the department.
• Shall be accountable for observing all NRC rules and regulations.

VII. Qualifications:

Minimum Education:

• 2 year degree

Minimum Experience:

• Nuclear medicine school internship

Minimum skills/abilities:

• Successful completion of Nuclear Medicine School internship.

Certification/Licensure:

• Massachusetts State License
• National Registry ARRT or CNMT

Training:

• Nuclear medicine internship

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans