What are the responsibilities and job description for the NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST position at DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTERS P A?
Job Details
Description
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Hours: Four 10 hour week day shifts
Position Summary:
Diagnostic Imaging Centers, P.A. is looking for dedicated and caring nuclear medicine technologist to join our team! This is a great opportunity for a career minded individual in healthcare. If you enjoy a fast paced team oriented environment and an excellent staff of co-workers, you have found the right place! The successful applicant will share our "patient" first philosophy.
We offer excellent benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision and optional short-term disability
- Life and AD&D and long-term disability coverage
- Employer sponsored 401(k) plan
- Profit sharing
- 200 hours of front-loaded PTO
- 7 paid holidays, clinics closed the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve
- ASRT or SMRT membership
- ARRT board reimbursement with compensation incentive
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free imaging for DIC employees and their family members (spouses and dependent children)
The Nuclear Medicine Technologist is responsible for preparing, dispensing and administering radiopharmaceuticals and related materials while maintaining records of use, storage and disposal. Operates highly technical instruments processes and analyzes acquired data.
The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and customer service skills, be highly motivated and patient centered, demonstrate initiative, have excellent communication skills, the ability to multi-task, be detail oriented, and a strong team player. Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Perform patient imaging procedures using sophisticated radiation-detecting instrumentation
- Accomplish computer processing and image enhancement
- Provide images, data analysis, and patient information to the physician for diagnostic interpretation.
- Gains the patient's confidence by obtaining pertinent history, describing the procedure and answering any questions
- Monitors the patient's physical condition during the course of the procedure
- Notes any specific patient comments which might indicate the need for additional images or might be useful to the physician in interpreting the results
- Follows safety protocols for radiation safety, infection control and patient safety.
- Complies with HIPAA regulations and Corporate Compliance.
- Provides pertinent information concerning patient history, chief complaints/symptoms to Radiologist.
- Practice universal precautions for infection control.
- Possesses IV/Venipuncture competency as required.
- Demonstrates professionalism and accountability.
Qualifications
Education
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Junior College/Technical School
Certification/Registration
- Certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in Nuclear Medicine or the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Society
- Basic CPR Certification
Experience
- 1 Year of Nuclear Medicine Experience
Preferred
- 2 Years of Nuclear Medicine Experience
