NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST, Per Diem Days

UHS•Sparks, NV

26d

About The Position

When it comes to choosing a hospital, one thing is clear: quality and convenience count. Northern Nevada Medical Center's tradition of providing quality healthcare in a comfortable, accessible environment means peace of mind for the thousands of patients served by the hospital each year. Northern Nevada Medical Center is a 124-bed acute care hospital located on 23 hillside acres at 2375 E. Prater Way in Sparks, Nevada. What we at Northern Nevada Medical Center value: • Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family. • Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch. • Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives. • Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care. • Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards. • Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone. • Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve. • Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com This Nuclear Medicine Technolgist is per diem and offers a convenient day shift schedule. Under the supervision of the diagnostic imaging services medical director and department director, the nuclear medicine technologist is responsible for preparing, measuring and administering radiopharmaceuticals for use in diagnostic studies per specific physician orders and department policies and procedures. Performs and assists with nuclear medicine studies. Is responsible for patient safety protocols. Maintains all federal, state, local and regulatory agency requirements. Participates in CQI activities.

Requirements

Graduation from approved school of ARRTs with certification. Licensed in Diagnostic Radiology or Nuclear Medicine.
Current BLS certification.
Required to take call / standby in Nuclear Medicine and NNMC as needed

Responsibilities

Receiving, relaying and documenting verbal, written and electronic orders in the patient’s medical record.
Corroborating patient’s clinical history with procedure, ensuing information is documented and available for use by a licensed independent practitioner.
Applying principles of ALARA to minimize exposure to patient, self and others.
Identifying, preparing and/or administering radioisotopes as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.