PRN Nuclear Medicine Specialist – Heart & Vascular Specialists Clinic – Full-Time, Days

Texas Health•Flower Mound, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The PRN Nuclear Medicine Specialist delivers care to patients utilizing the Nuclear Medicine Specialist Process. This role operates and maintains quality control for all imaging equipment and radioactivity assaying devices. The specialist prepares, measures, and administers radiopharmaceuticals under the direction of a physician, and administers and records isotope dosages in accordance with established departmental protocol. They observe patients during procedures, collect, prepare, and analyze biologic specimens, and prepare data for interpretation. This position also participates in the accreditation process and follows radiation safety techniques when disposing of radioactive materials. The specialist operates nuclear medicine computers to enhance the diagnostic value of information obtained from procedures and follows internal protocols for processing computer studies to achieve high-quality films. They maintain records and logs as required by department protocols and licensure requirements, logging patient dose administered, progress notes, and other pertinent data. Additionally, the specialist schedules patients for nuclear medicine examinations and reviews patient charts for pertinent history. This is a full-time, day shift position with a work location at 1000 Flower Mound Road, Flower Mound, TX 75028. Work hours are PRN – As Needed, Day Shift, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, based on clinic need. Travel is required up to 25% to surrounding clinics in Flower Mound & Denton as needed, with mileage reimbursement provided.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Radiologic Technology or Nuclear Medicine (required)
Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) Certification upon hire (required)
BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support every 2 years, 90 Days Upon Hire (required)
Extensive knowledge of the concepts, practices, policies, procedures, standards, systems and tools in the field of nuclear medicine in a healthcare environment.
Knowledge of the current aspects of patient care relative to Nuclear Medicine.
Knowledge of the functionality, operation and maintenance of nuclear medicine tools and equipment.
Ability to perform nuclear medicine procedures efficiently and effectively, ensuring that equipment is calibrated properly and dosage as appropriate.
Possesses a strong work ethic and a high level of professionalism.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
2 years Radiology experience (preferred)
ACLS – Advances Cardiovascular Life Support every 2 years, 90 Days Upon Hire (strongly preferred)

Responsibilities

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nuclear Medicine Specialist Process.
Operates and maintains quality control for all imaging equipment and radioactivity assaying devices.
Prepares radio-pharmaceuticals for patient use, administers radio-pharmaceuticals to patients and performs nuclear medicine procedures.
Operates nuclear medicine computers to enhance the diagnostic value of information obtained from nuclear medicine procedures.
Follows internal protocols when processing computer studies to achieve high quality films by choice of filters, slice selection, display parameters, image intensity and labeling techniques.
Maintains records and logs as required by department protocols and licensure requirements.
Logs patient dose administered, progress notes and other pertinent data.
Schedules patients for nuclear medicine examinations and questions patients and/or review patient charts for facts of patient history which are pertinent to interpretation of nuclear medicine examinations by the radiologist.
Prepares, measures, and administers radiopharmaceuticals under direction of physician.
Administers and records isotope dosages in accordance with established departmental protocol.
Observes patients during procedures and reports any abnormal activity.
Collects, prepares, and analyzes biologic specimens and prepares data for interpretation.
Participates in accreditation process.
Follows radiation safety techniques when disposing radioactive materials.
Performs other duties as assigned.