Nuclear Med Tech, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, 40 Hours (Days, Weekends Every Third)

I. Position Function:

• Under the direction of a nuclear medicine physician, performs imaging utilizing diagnostic equipment.
• Performs radio-pharmacy procedures, quality control procedures, and daily monitoring procedures under the nuclear medicine physician according to NRC guidelines.

II. Job Relationships:

• Supervised and/or reportable to the Nuclear Medicine supervisor.
• Must be able to collaborate and effectively communicate with physicians, other health care professionals, and patients.

III. Authority:

To decided if a test is correctly ordered, to provide the additional views for a quality study. Reportable top the NRC and JCAHO.

IV. A. Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• 1.) "Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers, and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards."
• Injection of patients with radio-pharmaceuticals. Checking paperwork to insure the test is ordered correctly.
• Radio-pharmacy - prepare kits and draw up doses, quality control according to NRC rules and regulations.
• Quality Control of gamma cameras. Daily, weekly, spect Q>C> and assist in quality assurance studies.
• Patient imaging - all studies, spect, cardiac, brain, portable and on-call emergency studies. Correct views done.
• Correct films taken - labeled properly. Paperwork is in order for the physician to read.
• Patient scheduling - to insure proper test is ordered with applicable diagnosis - in a timely fashion. GOOD PHONE SKILLS.
• Proper techniques for moving patients. Patient care, bedpans, emesis basins.
• Perform bone density studies.
• Assist physician with patient therapy. Also 131I total body drinks. Quality Management Program.
• Ordering and receiving shipments of radioactivity - packing generator.
• Aware of NRC rules and regulations.
• Clean-up at the end of the day, monitoring 2 books, patient room if necessary, radio-pharmacy books.

B. Responsibilities/Non-Essential Functions:

• Ordering supplies - gloves, syringes, etc.
• Clean work areas, laundry supplies.
• Rotate shifts - (7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, 8:30 PM - 5:00 AM, etc.).
• Take call.
• Packing generator per DOT requirements.

V. Reporting Requirements:

• Reports immediately to supervisor of any deviation of normal operations.
• Reports immediately to supervisor of any unusual occurrences related to patients and machines during imaging.
• Reports all incidents.
• Reports all spills or misadministrations to supervisor.

VI. Accountability:

• Shall be accountable for maintaining the confidentiality and security of all hospital-related, medical staff-related, and patient-related data and information.
• Shall be accountable for abiding by all relevant hospital policies and procedures.
• Shall be accountable correct calculations in radio-pharmacy and in calculating patient results.
• Shall be accountable for proper patient identification by asking the patient's name and checking ID bracelet.
• Shall be accountable for observing all policies and procedures of the department.
• Shall be accountable for observing all NRC rules and regulations.

VII. Qualifications:

Minimum Education:

• 2 year degree

Minimum Experience:

• Nuclear medicine school internship

Minimum skills/abilities:

• Successful completion of Nuclear Medicine School internship.

Certification/Licensure:

• Massachusetts State License
• National Registry ARRT or CNMT

Training:

• Nuclear medicine internship

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans