Nuclear Medicine Technologist

2 days ago

Clinton, Iowa, United States Prisma Health Full time
Job Summary

As a Nuclear Medicine Technologist at Prisma Health, you will play a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases using radionuclides. Under the direction of the Manager/In-Charge Technologist and Medical Director, you will perform a variety of technical procedures that require a high degree of independent judgment and initiative.

Key Responsibilities
  • Receive and prepare patients for procedures, verifying patient identification and reviewing orders for the procedure to be performed.
  • Operate auxiliary equipment necessary for procedures, maintaining a safe and organized work environment.
  • Communicate effectively with patients and families, preparing them for procedures and explaining the process.
  • Administer radionuclides and medications by the proper route and in the appropriate dosage, preparing instruments, computers, and imaging protocols as indicated by departmental procedure manuals.
  • Evaluate image appearance and perform additional views as required, processing and evaluating computer-generated data.
  • Obtain samples for non-imaging studies, prepare and administer interventional pharmacologic agents as directed by protocol, and maintain sterile technique as required.
  • Perform imaging, non-imaging, function studies, and therapeutic exams according to established departmental protocols or as directed by the nuclear medicine physician or cardiologist.
  • Ensure patient security during movement from one device to another or from the standing or sitting position to the imaging table.
  • Know proper operation of all safety devices common to the department and possess judgment of when to employ said devices.
Radiopharmaceutical Responsibilities
  • Follow correct procedures for receipt and return of radioactive materials, understanding and implementing ALARA measures while performing radio pharmacy duties.
  • Maintain accurate records of doses distributed to patients in appropriate logbooks and computer logs, maintaining a sanitary and organized environment in radio pharmacy.
  • Accurately label and store radioactive materials in appropriate areas, posting appropriate signage in necessary areas.
  • Perform quality control on radiopharmaceuticals as necessary, following directions for proper radionuclide preparations.
  • Properly document receipt and disposal of short half-lived and long half-lived radionuclides, preparing and dispensing diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals according to departmental protocols and within Title A mandates.
Archiving Accountabilities
  • Maintain accurate records pertaining to exams performed, operating the PACS system properly and verifying studies prior to archiving.
  • Properly place exams on optical discs for long-term storage, archiving accurate radio pharmacy information on patient dose tickets and in appropriate logbooks.
Administrative Accountabilities
  • Acquire orders and check for appropriate clinical information, date, and verify correct account number and type.
  • Charge procedures and supplies in compliance with governing regulations, reporting equipment problems to appropriate personnel and recording confirmation numbers in appropriate logbooks.
  • Obtain lists of outstanding charges, investigate, and explain reasons for charges listed as outstanding, complying with departmental downtime protocols.
Environmental Accountabilities
  • Maintain a neat, clean, organized work environment, stocking work areas with linens and supplies as needed.
  • Dispose of soiled linens, used supplies, radioactive materials, and biohazardous materials according to hospital policy, notifying appropriate persons in regard to unsafe electrical, fire, chemical, or equipment hazards.
  • Maintain proper signage with regards to radioactive regulations.
Communication Accountabilities
  • Seek to promote internal and external communications, maintaining ethical standards of relationships and communications.
  • Communicate knowledgeably with physicians and healthcare workers regarding patient procedures, maintaining a pleasant and helpful attitude during all phone communications.
  • Seek dialog with central scheduling as necessary to ensure understanding of listed patient procedures, assessing communication ability of patients and taking appropriate measures to ensure patient/family understanding of procedures to be performed.
  • Assure that all appropriate consents are signed, arranging for translation skills utilization as appropriate.
Instrumentation Accountabilities
  • Perform and evaluate routine quality on all instrumentation as specified in the departmental quality manuals, determining operational status and timely calibration of all survey instruments.
  • Perform and evaluate dose calibrator constancy tests, recording all daily QC checks in their appropriate logbooks.
Radiation Safety Accountabilities
  • Consistently use personal radiation monitoring devices, properly storing them and utilizing ALARA principles at all times.
  • Instruct patient family members and other healthcare providers of the proper radiation safety measures to be taken after the administration of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals.
  • Comprehend and follow departmental and regulatory policies on recordable events and misadministration, properly disposing of or storing radioactive materials and waste.
  • Be alert to and aware of non-authorized persons in the nuclear medicine department, challenging them as to their identity and purpose for being in the department.
Proctorship Responsibilities
  • Instruct students in methodology of nuclear medicine procedures and principles of the science of nuclear medicine technology.
  • Closely supervise activity of students assigned to the nuclear medicine department, evaluating/documenting student progress as per protocol of academic institution student attends.
  • Mentor newly hired nuclear medicine technologists in departmental policies and procedures, evaluating new hires on equipment orientation on a schedule established by the Manager.
Achieve Patient Satisfaction for Prisma Health

Results will be entered on the annual evaluation from the Patient Satisfaction scorecard located on the C2E website under the Experience Pillar.

Adheres to the Standards of Behavior.

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