Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Job Title

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Duties

The duties of the Nuclear Medicine Technologist includes but are not limited to the following:

• Adheres to all ALARA (as low reasonably achievable) practices regarding radioactive material.
• Receives packages at the Hot Laboratory.
• Reviews packages to determine if they are properly packaged and takes appropriate actions.
• Performs package wipes and surveys of incoming and outgoing packages.
• Documents receipt and disposal of packaging.
• Properly documents the receipt of radioactive material for patient or research use.
• Properly performs Hot Laboratory quality control to include dose calibrators, well counters, uptake probes, Geiger-Mueller (GM) survey meters, and ion chambers on a daily, quarterly, annually basis when applicable.
• Performs daily and weekly surveys and wipes for radioactive contamination monitoring.
• Performs spill clean up and document the actions taken in accordance with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and National Health Physics Program (NHPP).
• Utilizes proper methods for the use and storage of radioactive material.
• Monitors and disposes of radioactive material in accordance with NRC and NHPP regulations.
• Prepares radioactive material for transportation.
• Analyses circumstances contributing to radiation exposure and recommends procedures to minimize exposure.
• Performs all routine nuclear medicine imaging procedures.
• Performs all daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual nuclear medicine camera quality control to include daily floods and center of rotation validations and calibrations when needed.
• Evaluates the results of camera quality control to ensure reliable images.
• Prepares proper instruments, computers and auxiliary equipment and acquires the study as indicated by the protocol or Standard Operating Procedures.
• Prepares and performs cardiac monitoring and assists with stress testing by starting intravenous (IV's) and ensuring all monitoring equipment is functional.
• Troubleshoots equipment and makes a judgement on the acceptable performance of the equipment prior to initiating a study.
• Archives studies and raw data, produce compact disc (CDs) for patients and physicians when requested.
• Assesses the performance and transfer of images to PACS (Picture Archiving System).
• Performs radioactive blood labeling, in-vitro and in-vivo, with proper documentation.
• Adheres to Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) 825 standards for labeling blood products and food preparation for radiolabeled eggs and food.
• Maintains records of quality control procedures, administered doses and other daily checks as required by NHPP, NRC, The Joint Review Committee on Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations and other licensing agencies.

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm, On-Call

Telework : Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 92915-0, 92618-A, and 92619-A