Radiopharmaceutical Administration: Prepare, assay, and administer radiopharmaceutical doses to patients by injection, inhalation, or ingestion as prescribed by physicians.

Interpretation of Requests: Interpret requests or instructions from radiologists or medical officers, ensuring accurate execution of procedures.

Intravenous Catheterization: Proficiently introduce intravenous catheters in patients for the administration of radiopharmaceuticals and/or medications.

Blood Glucose Testing: Test blood glucose levels in patients and respond appropriately to results that are outside the normal range.

Patient Identification and Explanation: Ensure patient ID bands match the request and explain procedures to patients in a manner that gains cooperation, understanding, and allays apprehension.

Side Effects Management: Be knowledgeable about possible side effects of radiopharmaceuticals and other medications administered, taking immediate action to remedy any noted effects.

Patient Positioning and Comfort: Position patients for desired results using positioning cushions and privacy shields as appropriate, ensuring patient comfort throughout procedures.

Radiopharmaceutical Dose Management: Order and manage radiopharmaceutical doses required for daily patient studies, maintaining adequate supplies to perform studies without delay whenever possible.

Hybrid Imaging Operation: Operate nuclear medicine equipment such as SPECT, SPECT/CT, PET, and PET/CT systems for various patient procedures.

Exposure Rate Calculations: Understand and perform exposure rate calculations, ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Procedures: Perform a full range of nuclear medicine diagnostic imaging, non-imaging, in-vitro, and therapeutic procedures, including highly specialized computer-assisted studies.

Hybrid Imaging Interpretation: Perform and understand a range of hybrid imaging studies, including SPECT/CT and PET/CT, ensuring accurate interpretation and analysis of images.

Continuing Education: Keep up-to-date with new imaging agents, procedures, and methods, and write imaging protocols for departmental use.

Quality Control and Assurance: Calibrate and perform quality control measures on imaging systems, assist in troubleshooting issues, and ensure compliance with quality control standards.

Patient Safety and Radiation Management: Maintain patient safety at all times, adhere to ALARA principles, and ensure compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and other regulatory requirements.

Documentation and Billing: Record appropriate data and related information for patient studies, ensure proper billing and workload information using accurate CPT codes.

Schedule Management: Schedule patient procedures, taking into consideration equipment availability, patient condition, and urgency of requests.

Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with other healthcare professionals, nuclear medicine physicians, and external agencies as necessary, fostering an environment of teamwork and positive workplace culture.

Research and Education: Participate in research projects, instruct students and new technologists, and provide written and verbal analysis of testing and procedures.

Other Duties: Perform other nuclear medicine-related duties as assigned by supervisors.