Nuclear Medicine Technologist

DEPARTMENT: NUCLEARCARDIAC STRESS TEST

F ACILITY: Tift Regional Medical Center

WORK TYPE: Part Time With Benefits

S HIFT: Daytime

SUMMARY

The Nuclear Medicine Technologist is responsible for providing quality patient care and services, performing diagnostic nuclear medicine exams and procedures using the appropriate equipment, and following the protocols established by the radiologists. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist must be familiar with quality and safety procedures involving radioactivity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administers radioactive isotopes for nuclear imaging procedures.
• Operates Nuclear Medicine equipment and all other devices as appropriate.
• Selects technical protocols for quality images.
• Positions patient correctly.
• Obtains patient history and clinical data for correlation with exam.
• Practices radiation safety by observing ALARA.
• Evaluates images for technical quality and proper positioning.
• Competent working with PACS.
• Adheres to punctuality policy. Arrives on time prepared to begin work immediately.
• Adheres to call in policy.
• Keeps abreast of pertinent federal, and state regulations and laws and Tift Regional Health System, Inc. (“TRHS”) policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Understands and adheres to: TRHS’ compliance standards as they appear in TRHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy; and HIPAA and TRHS policies regarding privacy and security of protected health information.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform tasks that meet the age-specific requirements of the persons, patients, vendors, and staff that the employee is charged to interact with as required by the position.
• Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
• Attends all mandatory education programs.
• Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.
• Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
• Cross-trains in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in the department.
• Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
• Manages resources effectively.
• Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment and removes malfunctioning equipment out of service with timely reporting to the appropriate personnel.
• Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.

EDUCATION

• Associate's Degree in Radiography

CREDENTIALS

• RADIOLOGY TECH

OTHER INFORMATION:

Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) credentialing preferred, but not required.

Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.