Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Job description

About the Job
General Summary of Position
Performs cardiac nuclear testing to assure high-quality care and service to patients.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Actively participates in quality assurance program by completing all requirements to maintain ICANL accreditation.
• Ensures equipment is readily available by coordinating preventive maintenance programs and scheduling emergency service calls in order to maintain an efficient patient schedule.
• Maintains a regulatory/compliance environment by following organizational policies and procedures to ensure compliance to state local and federal standards and regulations.
• Maintains daily patient schedule in collaboration with other staff members. Ensures correct doses of radioisotopes and pharmacologic stress agents are ordered and appropriately invoiced by communicating with approved vendors.
• Maintains log of patient data and stored images by entering correct patient demographic information and archiving studies to ensure complete and accurate records are maintained.
• Performs cardiac nuclear testing by following ICANL guidelines to ensure high-quality diagnostic studies are performed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs quality controls daily weekly and quarterly to the nuclear camera hot lab equipment and crash cart.
• Prepares preliminary diagnostic reports by compiling relevant measurements and data to provide summary reports for physician review interpretation and signature.
• Provides patient instructions answers questions relating to scheduled procedures and obtains informed consent for the ordered testing to ensure quality care.
• Recognizes and alerts the physician to abnormal patient response and studies by immediately contacting the physician to discuss and assist with appropriate next steps.
• Sends diagnostic reports or copies of MPI studies when required to ensure timely communication of patient data to referring physicians.

Minimal Qualifications
Education
• Associate's degree in Nuclear Medicine required and
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Experience
• Post-graduation experience in a licensed facility performing all aspects of cardiac nuclear testing preferred

Licenses and Certifications
• Certified Microbiologists-NRCM Current Nuclear license with the NRC or State of Maryland ACLS required and
• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required and
• Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
• Demonstrated effective communication and problem-solving skills.

This position has a hiring range of
USD $35.68 - USD $64.71 /Hr.