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Sacramento, CA - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Overview

Dignity Health Medical Foundation established in 1993 is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with care centers throughout California. Dignity Health Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Dignity Health one of the largest health systems in the nation - with hospitals and care centers in California Arizona and Nevada. Today Dignity Health Medical Foundation works hand-in-hand with physicians and providers throughout California to provide comprehensive health care services to the many communities we serve. As Dignity Health Medical Foundation continues to grow and establish new premier care centers we provide increasing support and investment in the latest technologies finest physicians and state-of-the-art medical facilities. Our 130 clinics across the state of California deliver high-quality patient-centric care with an emphasis on humankindness. Through affiliations with Dignity Health hospitals along with our joint ventures and partnerships we offer a robust state-of-the-art health care delivery system in the communities we serve .We strive to create purposeful work settings where staff can provide great care while advancing in knowledge and experience through challenging work assignments and stimulating relationships. Our staff is well-trained and highly skilled qualities that are vital to maintaining excellence in care and service.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Responsibilities

Under the direction of management prepares measures and administers radioactive isotopes in therapeutic diagnostic and tracer studies according to written or transcribed verbal orders of a physician within the scope of his/her certification as well as established standards and practices. The incumbent will demonstrate competency for adult and geriatric patients.

Responsibilities may include:
- Performs all patient care diagnostic therapeutic and quality control procedures as authorized by license under the direction of the Nuclear Medicine physicians.
- Provides the department/hospital staff and physicians with leadership to ensure timely procedure staging and integration.
- Communicates effectively with patients visitors physicians department and hospital staff demonstrating a high level of customer service and professionalism.
- Provides technical support for clerks peers physicians and supervisor. Recognizes potential problems and initiates resolutions relating to exams processing image quality and equipment uptime.
- Verifies physicians orders clinical indications correct radiopharmaceutical correct dose activity time of administration required consent forms.
- Use of safe and efficient processes to ensure optimal diagnostic studies are performed while implementing radiation safety standards to minimize radiation exposure to patients staff as well as visitors.
- Perform clerical duties as needed such as scheduling patient studies compiling reports and answering phones.
- Gains patients confidence by obtaining pertinent history explaning testing procedures and safety precautions completely and answering any questions.
- Reviews all work for accuracy and extracts pertinent data from the patients EMR; takes additional pertinent patient history.
- Monitors the patients physical condition during the course of the procedure to include vital signs (pulse respiration manual blood pressure) as well as be able to perform a 12-lead EKG.
- Provide optimal diagnostic patient imaging data analysis noting any incidental findings and patient information with any patient comments that may indicate the need for additional images that might be useful to the interpreting physician.
- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

- Demonstrated knowledge of: anatomy and physiology (to include cross-sectional anatomy when required) pathology medical terminology and pharmacology; radiation safety standards in alignment with ALARA principles in a patient examination environment; currently accepted diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures; routine quality control and quality assurance; preparation proper use and disposal of radiopharmaceuticals. Effectively and empathetically deal with any agitated ill and/or potentially uncomfortable patients by calming and reassuring them. Exhibit compassion and courtesy in dealing with patients coworkers visitors and the general public while maintaining patient confidentiality at all times. Develop and maintain a cooperative working relationship with physicians as well as collegues Work effectively under stress and adjust priorities as circumstances require while maintaining a high degree of detailed accuracy and complete records. Must be able to work in fast changing and challenging situations as well as take appropriate actions in emergent situations. -Requires critical thinking skills solution-oriented problem-solving decisive judgment and the ability to work independently with minimal to no supervision. Maintains mandated licensure as well as current continuing education requirements

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