Nuclear Medicine Technologist II - Imaging Core

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

4d•$56 - $90•Onsite

About The Position

The Imaging Core of the Biomedical Imaging Research Institute is an advanced imaging center that provides comprehensive imaging services for the basic and clinical research community at Cedars-Sinai. Designed for human and animal research subjects, this state-of-the-art imaging facility supports researchers addressing important questions in cardiovascular diseases, cancer, neuroscience, regenerative medicine and more. The Core offers technical infrastructure and essential expertise for the Cedars-Sinai and extended community, providing high-quality instrumentation/service and access to advanced, novel imaging techniques. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist II is an intermediate-level position responsible for performing Nuclear Medicine studies, from basic to somewhat complex protocols and therapies, relative to the patient population. This role involves procuring, preparing, and administering radiopharmaceuticals and adjunctive medications in accordance with the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Scope of Practice, always ensuring medication security. The technologist will exercise cultural competency in patient education, maintain a radiation and patient safe environment, and identify and report any safety concerns.

Requirements

Performs Nuclear Medicine studies from basic to somewhat complex protocols and therapies.
Perform exams relative to patient population.
Procures, prepares, administers radiopharmaceuticals and adjunctive medications in accordance with the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Scope of Practice.
Ensures medication security.
Exercises cultural competency in providing patient education.
Responsible for maintaining a radiation and patient safe environment and identifying and reporting any safety concerns.
Performs venipuncture.
Operates, calibrates and maintains imaging equipment and accessory instruments used in exams.
Recognizes and reports defective equipment immediately and marks equipment as “out of service”.
Participates in obtaining service for down equipment.
Maintains the section workflow without jeopardizing patient care.
Serves as a preceptor for peers, students and other staff members.
Prepares and/or presents educational material to staff, such as case reviews, in-services, safety, and Joint Commission related topics.
Participates in performance improvement activities and other department/organizational committees, such as The Joint Commission, safety audits, turn around time (TAT) projects, and customer service.
Expected to assist in maintaining records associated with IAC accreditation.
Provides patient and family education, specific to age and demographic population as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

May assist physicians performing procedures and ensures all supplies and/or devices are prepared and available in accordance with sterile technique and infection control policies and practices.
May provide backup leadership as the technologist in charge in the absence of the Team Leader.

Responsibilities

Consistently rotates into clinical and/or cardiac sections of the department and performs Nuclear Medicine/therapy, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and Computed Tomography (CT) exams on gamma, hybrid, and portable scanners utilizing approved procedures and protocols per standards of practice for efficiency, organization, precision and accuracy based upon the department’s accrediting agency and/or department guidelines for exam protocols. Under the supervision of the Authorized User, performs radionuclide therapy.
Per the Nuclear Medicine technologist's scope of practice and in accordance with institutional and departmental policies and procedures, receives and transcribes verbal orders from licensed independent practitioners.
Reviews all Nuclear Medicine/therapy, PET and CT images and monitors for accuracy and prepares/sends images to designated viewing systems. Performs section specific imaging QC using established technical factors and image identification.
Maintains room supply inventory to meet procedure requirements. Maintains crash cart as needed.
May assist physicians performing procedures and ensures all supplies and/or devices are prepared and available in accordance with sterile technique and infection control policies and practices. Adheres to all sterilization protocols.
Adheres to radiation and medication management delivery, storage, security, and disposal guidelines. Follows and understands Nuclear Medicine safety policies, guidelines and protocols.
Performs venipuncture. Prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals/medications to include imaging and adjunctive medications and follows hospital guidelines in the handling of radioactive/non-radioactive medications to comply with all medication and radiation safety requirements.
Inputs accurate and timely documentation in all applicable electronic medical records systems, workbooks and or logs. Responsible for begin and/or end of shift duties as applicable to shift assignment.
Operates, calibrates and maintains imaging equipment and accessory instruments used in exams. Recognizes and reports defective equipment immediately and marks equipment as “out of service”. Participates in obtaining service for down equipment.
Maintains the section workflow without jeopardizing patient care, and may provide backup leadership as the technologist in charge in the absence of the Team Leader.
Serves as a preceptor for peers, students and other staff members.
Prepares and/or presents educational material to staff, such as case reviews, in-services, safety, and Joint Commission related topics.
Participates in performance improvement activities and other department/organizational committees, such as The Joint Commission, safety audits, turn around time (TAT) projects, and customer service. Expected to assist in maintaining records associated with IAC accreditation.
Provides patient and family education, specific to age and demographic population as appropriate.