Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

The Nuclear Medicine Technologist is responsible for the ordering, preparation, and administration of radiopharmaceutical materials to patients. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist operates gamma equipment or thyroid uptake and probe for the visualization for both the structure and function of major organ systems within the body. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist utilizes knowledge of radiation physics and safety in the preparation, measurement, and administration of isotopes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Participates in all Radiology Management Systems functions as they relate to patient procedures.
• Demonstrates adequate radiation safety practices as it relates to patients and co-workers.
• Maintains and is familiar with required documentation necessary for licensing agencies.
• Provides patient education as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge on the proper handling and disposing of radioactive waste material.
• Develops effective communication with referring physicians, radiologists and other department customers to ensure the delivery of nuclear medicine procedures.
• Performs a broad range of diagnostic imaging procedures including SPECT and SPECT/CT.
• Prepares image data for interpretation including proper documentation and labeling, image data processing and formatting, data calculations and SPECT reconstruction.
• Practices within Federal and State guideline.
• Orders, receives, documents, stores and returns radiopharmaceuticals in accordance with NY DOH.
• Prepares, documents, dispenses and administers radiopharmaceuticals in accordance with NY DOH.
• Transfers and retrieves image data to PACS and documents the study in EPIC.
• Performs radioactive waste collection/disposal.
• Performs and documents daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly quality control procedures on equipment in accordance with ACR.
• Reports deviations to appropriate personnel.
• Demonstrates proficiency in starting intravenous catheter line and injecting radioisotopes. Removes IVs.
• Adheres to appropriate and accepted clinical principles, methods and procedures while performing nuclear medicine procedures.
• Demonstrates and is able to communicate to staff awareness of and compliance with job duties and responsibilities related to hospital safety, infection control policies, fire and disaster plans in a timely manner, including body mechanics education as it applies to the work setting.
• Maintains confidentiality of patients and hospital information.
• Complies with all hospital policies and procedures pertaining to incident reporting.
• Performs other duties as required and assigned.