Nuclear Medicine Technologist (PET CT) - Pet-Positron Emission Tomography - FT - Day

Capital Health (US)•Hopewell, NJ

56d•$42 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

Capital Health is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist specializing in PET CT scans. This full-time, day shift position involves providing clinical services according to nuclear medicine practice standards, acting as a resource for students and other technologists, and ensuring optimal patient care and departmental efficiency. The role requires performing excellent patient care, recognizing and resolving issues that may interfere with exams, and demonstrating competence in image sending to PACS and venipuncture techniques for radionuclide administration. A thorough understanding of nuclear medicine principles, anatomy, positioning, and technique is essential, along with adherence to radiation protection and safety protocols for patients and staff, maintaining radiation exposure within ALARA limits. Patient safety measures, including guard rails, breaking mechanisms, shielding, and monitoring, are critical. The technologist will assist physicians with studies, optimize imaging studies for interpretation, and complete ancillary tasks for departmental operations. Accurate data entry for interpretation by radiologists and acting as a department liaison communicating new PET/CT technologies to doctor's offices are also key responsibilities. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Demonstrates competence in correctly sending images to PACS.
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of venipuncture techniques and practices for the administration of intravenous radionuclides.
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of nuclear medicine principles and theory, anatomy, positioning, and technique for obtaining optimal imaging studies.
Demonstrates radiation protection and safety for patients and staff as outlined in department protocols and regulatory guidelines.
Maintains radiation exposure reading within the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) limits.
Demonstrates patient safety by use of guard rails, breaking mechanisms, shielding, and patient monitoring.
Assists physicians in the performance of various studies using standard department protocols and appropriate radiation protection and infection control procedures.
Adheres to department policies and protocols to ensure that all studies are optimized for interpretation.
Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations.
Identifies correctly patients and files to ensure a high degree of accuracy.
Enters written and electronic data accurately in comments to provide all pertinent data to radiologists to assist in the interpretation of imaging studies.

Nice To Haves

Acts as a department liaison by communicating with doctors offices new PET/CT scan technologies, and provides follow up to any questions they may have.

Responsibilities

Provides clinical services according to nuclear medicine practice standards.
Acts as a resource to radiography students and other technologists.
Ensures optimal patient care and efficient departmental operations.
Performs excellent patient care.
Recognizes clinical and emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action.
Demonstrates competence in correctly sending images to PACS.
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of venipuncture techniques and practices for the administration of intravenous radionuclides.
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of nuclear medicine principles and theory, anatomy, positioning, and technique for obtaining optimal imaging studies.
Demonstrates radiation protection and safety for patients and staff as outlined in department protocols and regulatory guidelines.
Maintains radiation exposure reading within the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) limits.
Demonstrates patient safety by use of guard rails, breaking mechanisms, shielding, and patient monitoring.
Assists physicians in the performance of various studies using standard department protocols and appropriate radiation protection and infection control procedures.
Adheres to department policies and protocols to ensure that all studies are optimized for interpretation.
Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations.
Identifies correctly patients and files to ensure a high degree of accuracy.
Enters written and electronic data accurately in comments to provide all pertinent data to radiologists to assist in the interpretation of imaging studies.
Acts as a department liaison by communicating with doctors offices new PET/CT scan technologies, and provides follow up to any questions they may have.
Performs other duties as assigned.