Short Friday
(varying shifts of either 7am 3:30pm or 9:30am 6:30pm).
No weekends, no call, no holidays
Complete
patient history and physician's orders. Educates patient regarding procedures,
equipment and exam to ensure patient's understanding and cooperation. Positions
patient and performs imaging procedure(s). Ensures proper imaging techniques
related to patients age and ability to understand procedure (sight, hearing
needs, ability to cooperate) to ensure image quality is successfully obtained.
Reviews patient information and interpretation of data to confirm an
appropriate plan and intervention specific for age related needs and provision
of care. Performs nuclear medicine imaging and therapy in accordance with
applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and
mission of the organization. Analyzes results and identifies issues with the
quality of imaging results. Takes appropriate action to resolve image quality
issues, including repositioning patient and repeating procedure. Enters,
transmits and reports scan results. Orders, prepares, administers, stores and
disposes of radiopharmaceuticals according to established protocols and
applicable regulations/standards. Monitors patient condition continually and
reports/responds to changes in status as appropriate. Maintains appropriate
inventory of supplies in the Clinical Nuclear Medicine rooms.
Job Requirements:
CT
certified and has PET/CT experience
ARRT
CT
NNMTCB
CT
Certified
as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) by the Nuclear Medicine Technology
Certification Board (NMTCB) or registered as a Radiologic Technologist (RT) and
certified in Nuclear Medicine (NM) by the American Registry of Radiologic
Technologists (ARRT).
NYS License
BLS
(American Heart Association)
2 years
Experience
Equipment:
Preferred
knowledge in GE PET or Philips PET Scanners (not a requirement)
Behavior Characteristics:
Skills
| Skill | SkillTypeDescription | Duration | ExpertiseRatingDescription |
| 2 years Nuclear Tech | Required | 0 | |
| NYS License | Required | 0 | |
| ARRT Certification w/ CE credits | Required | 0 | |
| BLS Certification | Required | 0 | |
| CT experience | Required | 0 | |