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

Capital Health•Hopewell, VA

54d•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 excellent patient care, the ability to recognize and address clinical problems, and proficiency in sending images to PACS. The technologist will demonstrate a thorough understanding of venipuncture techniques for radionuclide administration, nuclear medicine principles, anatomy, positioning, and techniques for optimal imaging. Radiation protection and safety for patients and staff, maintaining ALARA limits, and ensuring patient safety through various measures are critical. The position also involves assisting physicians with studies, adhering to department policies, completing ancillary tasks, accurately identifying patients and files, and entering data for radiologist interpretation. Additionally, the technologist will serve as a department liaison, communicating new PET/CT scan technologies to doctor's offices and providing follow-up. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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.
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 as evidenced by written documentation.

Nice To Haves

Acts as a resource to radiography students and other technologists to ensure optimal patient care and efficient departmental operations.
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 to ensure optimal patient care and efficient departmental operations.
Performs excellent patient care.
Recognizes clinical and emergent problems that may interfere with exams and take appropriate action to resolve them and produce the most desirable outcome.
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 as evidenced by written documentation.
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.