Nuclear Medicine Technologist II

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

• Prepares patients for test therapy or treatments and administers the proper does of radiopharmaceuticals to patients by injection inhalation or oral route.
• Performs nuclear medicine procedures including but not limited to lung ventilation and perfusion myocardial imaging tests gated images andrenal studies some of which include dynamic and gated tests.
• Operates gamma camera for data acquisition reconstructs images evaluates for technical quality and submits for physician interpretation.
• Performs quantative tests such as coronary artery imaging lung ventilation and perfusion and myocardial imaging tests.
• Performs and quantifies dynamic tests such as radionuclide angiocardiography including gated images.
• Calculates dispenses and administers isotope dosages following established departmental procedures and appropriate safety measures.
• Orders radioactive materials receives radioactive materials packages and manages waste disposal. Prepares calculates and documents of radiopharmaceuticals. Employ safety methods to protect patients and medical staff from radiation exposure.
• Performs quality control of gamma cameras. Survey meters and hot lab equipment regularly in accordance with department procedures and manufacturer recommendations.
• Explains rationale for various procedures to nuclear medicine students teaches basic operating principles of common laboratory equipment and demonstrates techniques.
• Constructs time versus activity histograms from a particular organ or region of interest corrects for background and determines the area under the curve.
• Maintains records of equipment QC inventory procedures doses administered sealed sources and disposal.
• Adapts new nuclear medicine procedures for routine use.
• Performs metabolic tests including ferrokinetic albumin turnovers calcium absorption protein turnover red cell survival red cell sequestration fat absorption and fat utilization tests.
• Calibrates instruments associated with test for example by running control samples to construct curves for liquid scintillation counting.
• Constructs radionuclide dilution curves for various cardiac chambers and lungs.
• Performs data analysis of in-vivo tests utilizing data generated from scintillation probes or stationary imaging devices and recorded on tape or disc; plays back the study and selects a particular region of interest based on characteristics observed in the image; tests measures blood flow of the brain liver and other organs and collects test data directly from the patient or from storage devices.
• Performs radioimmunoassay involving the quality control of a large number of patient specimens and the duplication of precise measurements and environment over extended periods of time.

MINIMUMREQUIREMENTS:
1) Completion of an accredited trainingcourse in nuclear medicine techniques.*

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2) One (1)year ofexperience performing nuclear medicine technological procedures at the level of a Nuclear Medicine Technologist I** under the direction of a qualified physician in a clinical nuclear medicine facility.

LICENSE(S) ANDCERTIFICATE(S):

• Current certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist in Nuclear Medicine (AART-NM)-OR- Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB).*

III- MODERATE: Includes standing or walking most of the time with bending stooping squatting twisting and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
*Please be sure to attach a legible photocopy of the required license certificate and/or permit of compliance to your application at the time of filing or email it to the analyst within 15 calendar days from filing online. Applications submitted without the required license certificate and/or permit will be considered incomplete until such information is provided. The original license certificate and/or permit must be presented during the selection process and prior to appointment.

The required certificate and permit MUST be current and unrestricted; a conditional provisional probationary or restricted certificate or permit will NOT be accepted.

**Experience at the level of Nuclear Medicine Technologist I in the County of Los Angeles is defined as: Performs routine static and dynamic organ radioisotope scanning and associated routine wet laboratory procedures to produce graphic and numerical results for the diagnostics of pathological conditions.

No out of class experience will be accepted.

DESIRABLE QUALFICATION(S):

• Additionalcredit will be awarded for additional experience beyond theminimum requirements.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

This examination will consist of an evaluation of experience based upon application information desirable qualification and supplemental questionnaireweighted at100%.

Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the eligible register.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
Applications will be processed on an as received basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings nights weekends and holidays.

VACANCY INFORMATION:
The resulting Eligible Register will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Apply online by clicking on the green Apply button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

For the foreseeable future all notices including invitation letters result letters and notices of non-acceptance will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that applicants provide a valid email address. Please add and to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as SPAM/JUNK mail. Please note if you opt out of receiving emails you can visit log into your profile and check your inbox. The inbox retains a copy of all emails sent for your records.

All information is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process including after appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.

Utilizing VERBIAGE from the Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you met the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met. Application filing may be suspended at any time with or without advance notice.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. Provide any relevant education training and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held give the name and address of your employer your job title beginning and ending dates number of hours worked per week and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete it will be rejected.

NOTE: If you are unable to attach the required documents you must e-mail the documents to the exam analyst at within fifteen (15) calendar days of filing online or your application will be rejected. Please include the exam number and the exam title.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family members or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.

FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individual assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

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The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

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Veterans Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy in all open competitive examinations (i.e. examinations open to everyone) the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
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