PET/CT Nuclear Technologist - CT (Days)

Plans, coordinates, supervises, and carries out the activities of the nuclear medicine, PET/CT area. Work is carried out in an independent, professional manner with minimal supervision.


Education
High School Diploma plus 1 year vocational school

Experience
Six months of related experience

Licenses & Certifications
*Healthcare (CPR)
*AART or NMTCB

Qualifications
*Graduate of an approved 2-year Radiological Technology/Nuclear Medicine program.
*Must be proficient in Nuclear Medicine Technology.
*Must be Registered Technologist.
*Will accept ARRT, or NMTCB, or ARRT (Nuclear Medicine).

Area of Responsibilities
*Demonstrates the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient's needs.
*Perform nuclear medicine procedures.
*Responsible for CQI related duties.
*Responsible for maintenance of proper patient records.
*Responsible for ongoing continuing education to maintain registry.
*And performs other related duties.
*Demonstrates competency in patient care according to the age of the patient and population served.
*Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.
*Demonstrates understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients (age and diagnosis).
*Responsible for nuclear medicine maintenance on equipment including proper records.
*Responsible for QA/QC programs.

Compliance Statement
Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.

Education
High School Diploma plus 1 year vocational school

Experience
Six months of related experience

Licenses & Certifications
*ACLS Certification
*Healthcare Provider (CPR)
*Radiologic Technologist

Supervision
*Occasionally assigns duties to transporters.

Qualifications
*ACLS-If ACLS certification is not possessed at time of hire, employee must obtain ACLS Certification within nine months of hire date.
*Graduate of an approved 2-year Radiological Technology/Nuclear Medicine program.
*Must be proficient in Nuclear Medicine Technology.
*Must be Registered Technologist.
*Will accept ARRT, or NMTCB, or ARRT (Nuclear Medicine).

Definitions
*Plans, coordinates, supervises, and carries out the activities of the nuclear medicine area. Work is carried out in an independent, professional manner with minimal supervision.

Contact With Others
Requires frequent but limited contacts with many others to do job, or extensive contacts with a limited number of categories of people to apply procedures or treatment. Requires discretion and tact to interpret departmental procedures.

Effect Of Error
Probable errors not easily detected and may adversely affect external as well as internal relationships and may result in major expenditures for equipment, materials, or procedures detrimental to the patient's welfare or the organization's interest. Work is subject to general review only and requires considerable accuracy and responsibility. Continually works with reports, records, plans, and programs of a major functional area of the organization where integrity is required to safeguard the organization's position. Duties may involve the preparation of data on which the administration bases important decisions and are highly confidential.

Supervisory Responsibility
Occasionally uses assistance of aide or helper in performance of task

Mental Demands
Work involves a variety of problems in a general field, some of which are complex. Involves some independent judgment to decide what to do to assemble facts, determine variations from standard procedures, or plan other action to be taken to meet general objectives.


Physical Effort
Moderate physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles lightweight (1 to 25 lbs.) materials or equipment for about half of the day. Very occasional physical effort with medium weight objects (25- 60 lbs.). Office or laboratory work requires close visual effort and concentration more than half of day. Works in reaching or strained positions for less than half of day.

Working Conditions
Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.

Working Conditions Aspects For Immunizations
*Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles)
*Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age

Physical Aspects

Continually (at least once per day)
*Hearing
*Visual
*Speaking

Frequently (at least 3 times a week)
*Typing
*Manual Dexterity -- pinching with fingers, etc.
*Reaching -- above shoulder
*Reaching -- below shoulder
*Standing
*Balancing
*Walking
*Lifting up To 25 lbs.
*Lifting 25 To 60 lbs.
*Lifting over 60 lbs.
*Handling -- seizing, holding, grasping
*Carrying
*N95 Respirator usage (PPE)
*Hazmat suit usage (PPE)
*Pushing/Pulling -- up To 25 lbs.
*Pushing/Pulling -- 25 To 60 lbs.
*Pushing/Pulling -- over 60 lbs.


Occasionally (at least once a month)
*Bending
*Feeling (Touch) -- determining temperature, texture, by touching
*Running - In response To an emergency
*Kneeling
*Squatting