Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Diagnostic Imaging

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today. Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here. Under the remote supervision of the Manager, and working with the team, the Nuclear Medicine Technologist prepares, dispenses, and administers radiopharmaceuticals to perform more than 70 nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures and therapies, effectively, efficiently, professionally, and ethically. Within this diverse scope is the ongoing quality assurance of radiopharmaceuticals, imaging equipment, and documentation maintenance required by hospital accreditation, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG), and Health Canada. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist is expected to adapt procedures and perform complex computer manipulations and analysis while providing a high standard of health care to the client. On a rotating basis, they are required to independently perform on-call/emergency procedures outside of department hours for presentation to the nuclear medicine physician.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nuclear Medicine Technology
Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) certification
Nova Scotia College of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals (NSCMIRTP) licensure
Basic Life Support Certification
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System certification
Ability to adapt to changes or unusual circumstances in a way that promotes co-operation, teamwork, and minimizes disruption to the work environment
Ability to establish a rapport with patients demonstrating courtesy, kindness, understanding, and professionalism at all times
Commitment to practicing all aspects of Nuclear Medicine and demonstrate initiative in maintaining and expanding all related skills

Nice To Haves

Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Responsibilities

Prepares, dispenses, and administers radiopharmaceuticals to perform nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures and therapies.
Ensures ongoing quality assurance of radiopharmaceuticals, imaging equipment, and documentation maintenance.
Adapts procedures and performs complex computer manipulations and analysis.
Provides a high standard of health care to the client.
Independently performs on-call/emergency procedures outside of department hours on a rotating basis.