Nuclear Medicine Tech - Per Diem - Radioligand Therapy

Summit Health•Clifton, NJ

70d•$47 - $58•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Per Diem position for a Nuclear Medicine Technologist focused on Radioligand Therapy. The role involves performing day-to-day operations in the lab, including testing, processing, quality control, and quality assurance. The technologist will be responsible for adhering to State, NRC, and OSHA standards, as well as maintaining standards for accreditation and the Health Care Facility License. Key responsibilities include greeting and screening patients, preparing them for exams, administering radiopharmaceuticals, performing nuclear medicine scans, participating in stress testing, preparing and infusing medications, documenting therapeutic procedures, and performing radiation safety duties. The role also requires maintaining equipment QC, managing documentation, preparing schedules and supplies, and retrieving old studies for comparison. The technologist will participate in the Quality Assurance program and attend regular meetings, adhering to radiation safety guidelines.

Requirements

Associates or Bachelor Degree
Board Certification in Nuclear Medicine Technology
State License in Nuclear Medicine Technology
BCLS certification

Responsibilities

Performs day to day operations pertaining to testing, processing, quality control, and quality assurance in the lab.
Responsible for adhering to State, NRC, and OSHA standards.
Responsible for maintaining standards for accreditation and the Health Care Facility License.
Greet and screen patients, determine appropriateness of exam, and obtain proper consent, reviews blood test results.
Prep patients to include IV insertion and EKG lead placement.
Prepares diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals for administration.
Injects radioisotopes according to exam warranted.
Performs nuclear medicine scans to include acquisition, processing, display, and archiving.
Participates in stress testing and aids in monitoring of patient.
Prepares and infuses adjunctive medications under the supervision of a physician.
Prepares documentation for therapeutic procedures (written directive, discharge instructions).
Reviews discharge instructions with therapy patients.
Performs radiation safety duties (package check in, surveys, wipe tests etc).
Performs and documents daily, weekly, monthly, and semi-annual QC on all imaging equipment.
Performs and documents daily, weekly, quarterly, and annual QC on all hot lab equipment under the direction of the RSO and Health Physicist.
Maintains all documentation in accordance with regulatory bodies.
Prepares schedule, dose order, and charts for the next day.
Orders and maintains stock of supplies.
Maintains CE’s and BLS according to professional license and accreditation standards.
Retrieves old studies from archive media for comparison to current studies.
Participates in at least one area of Quality Assurance program and attends regular meetings.
Adheres to State/NRC guidelines for radiation safety and attends annual review.