What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nuclear Med Technologist - PET Scan - Full Time Days position at Holy Name Medical Center?
Description
Nuclear Med Technologist
Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.
Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through graduate medical education, a Pharmacy Residency Program, and our Institute for Simulation Learning. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.
A Brief Overview
Perform a variety of duties in preparing patients for imaging of particular organs to furnish diagnostic information. Operates various nuclear medicine equipment to produce diagnostic results and measures therapeutic radioactive materials in specific body areas.
What you will do
- Performs all Nuclear Medicine Scanning procedures as outlined in Nuclear Medicine procedure manual.
- Operates each Nuclear Medicine Scanner and ancillary equipment thoroughly and with competence.
- Monitors and records all radioactive materials received in the department for leakage or damage.
- Maintains and documents all records as required by NRC and DEP.
- Prepares radioactive doses and materials for daily patient administration.
- Maintains quality control procedures on all equipment.
- Operates all nuclear imaging equipment and ancillary equipment thoroughly and with competence.
- Performs all Nuclear Medicine procedures as outlined in the manual.
- Assists physician in performing procedures and computer enhancing of images.
- Responsibilities will require the ability to read, write and rationally comprehend the English language.
- Selects proper techniques in imaging on an individual patient basis.
- Maintains records of examination data and other pertinent information on patients.
- Consults with patients to obtain a complete clinical history. Gathers pertinent clinical data.
- Responsibilities may require an adjusted work schedule, overtime, evening / weekend hours in order to meet the operational needs of the Department and / or Hospital.
- Participates in quality improvement activities set forth by administrative staff.
- Reviews patient charts for proper exam of physician’s orders.
- Schedules cases to coordinate with other patient examinations.
- Protects self and patients from injury and unnecessary radiation through direct visual observation.
- Differentiates anatomical abnormalities, notifies Radiologist
- Clinically instructs any students rotating through Nuclear Medicine.
- Performs all computer processing and imaging to ensure quality enhancement.
- Troubleshoots any problems that occur with equipment before calling for service.
- Participates in “on-call” rotation in accordance with the needs of the department.
- Rotates to all shifts as needed.
- Assists and transports patients in emergency situations to designated areas. Arranges for transportation to and from nursing units.
- Adjusts personal schedule in case of fluctuations in workload of the department.
- Demonstrates ability to recognize priorities and deal with them promptly.
- Attends all staff meetings.
- Reports any suggestions or opportunities for improvement to manager.
- Complies with CE guidelines set forth by ARRT and / or NMTCB
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
