Nuclear Medicine Technologist | Gillette Clinic

Monument Health•Gillette, WY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Monument Health is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist to join their team at the Gillette Clinic. This role involves handling radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ensuring optimal study results, performing contamination surveys, and completing all necessary documentation. The technologist will prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals using aseptic techniques, maintain IV lines, process images, and demonstrate competency with various imaging systems and electronic health records. The position emphasizes patient care and requires promoting a cooperative and professional atmosphere. This role serves patients of all ages.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
Graduate of Radiologic Program or Nuclear Medicine Technologist Program
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) - Within 60 days of hire or transfer
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Certification OR Nuclear Medicine Technician - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT)
Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.
Heavy work - exerting up to 25 pounds of force constantly (67-100% of the time), and/or up to 50 pounds frequently (34-66% of the time), and/or up to 100 pounds of force occassionally (up to 33% of the time), and or up to 100 pounds of force seldomly to move objects.
Possible exposure to radiation and frequent exposure to contaminated needles and infectious body substances.

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree in a Related Field
1+ years of Clinical Experience as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Responsibilities

Properly handles radiopharmaceuticals used in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Completes all diagnostic studies with optimal information.
Accurately completes contamination surveys and decontamination procedures.
Properly completes all Required Departmental and NRC forms.
Performs studies according to Departmental procedures to achieve or produce optimal results.
Promotes a cooperative and professional atmosphere with emphasis on patient care.
Conscientiously follows all radiation protection practices in patient shielding, self-shielding, radiation monitoring, and is aware of radiation protection of others.
Reports any unsafe condition.
Consistently demonstrates ability to assist Authorized Users in proper dispensing of correct therapeutic dose and correctly completes all appropriate paperwork.
Documents appropriate information in patients’ charts.
Ensures the procedure and related supplies are billed correctly.
Examines requisition for appropriate orders, exam date, indication for exam.
Reprints corrected requisition.
Performs daily Quality Assurance and temperature documentation.
Prepares Gamma Camera and computer as described by established Departmental procedures or as dictated by extenuating circumstances.
Prepares and administers correct amount of radiopharmaceutical, using aseptic techniques as outlined in the Infection Control manual.
Able to start and maintain IV lines.
Processes images as soon as possible during or after procedure.
Demonstrates competency with all camera systems and PACS /IMPAX including proper acquisition, archiving, document scanning, verification, ATD, error correction; and HIS/EMR, RIS/QDOC, Optilty, and the network system.
Presents high quality images to Radiologists and Cardiologists.
Is able to consistently determine and present high quality images to Radiologists and Cardiologists.
All other duties as assigned.