Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Full-time

Location: Alamogordo, NM

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent.

• Graduate of Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation accredited Nuclear Medicine program or equivalent.

• Current American Heart – Heart Saver or Basic Life Support (BLS) card.

• Certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technicians or Nuclear Medicine certification.

• NM NMT License.

• Ability to respond within 30 minutes when on call.

• Knowledge and skills to provide services based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other related criteria appropriate to the age-specific and/or cultural diversity of the population served.

• Ability to comply with unit and departmental scheduling guidelines, and to start shifts on time.

• Ability to record patient-centered care information accurately, concisely, and legibly, and to maintain patient records.

Job Description

What you will be doing:

• Preparing patients for scans of particular organs to furnish diagnostic information, utilizing radioactive pharmaceuticals with intravenous injection.

• Operating nuclear medicine imaging equipment to acquire appropriate images.

• Maintaining required core competencies and complying with set policies and procedures.

• Checking patients' charts and transferring them to examining tables.

• Recording information on patient care and examination, and maintaining records on scans and test results.

• Preparing and labeling radiopharmaceuticals.

• Surveying the Hot Lab and scan room for contamination daily.

• Performing all daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual surveys and quality control.

• Checking the emergency drug box in the Cardiopulmonary Nuclear Medicine department daily.

• Coordinating the scheduling of patient exams, and ordering isotopes, pharmaceuticals, and other necessary supplies.

• Performing other related responsibilities as assigned.

What is in for you:

• PROFESSIONAL - Exemplify competence, integrity, and respect when caring for patients and interacting with each other. We will govern our behavior to standards approved by this organization.

• RESPECTFUL - Be responsible for their attitude, their behavior, and their choices. We hold ourselves and each other accountable to the Mission, Vision Values, and Goals of the organization.

• INNOVATIVE - Actively support process improvement by embracing change, creatively approaching challenges and opportunities to improve quality, and service, and reducing costs throughout our organization.

• DEDICATED - Provide an environment of selfless service that welcomes patient involvement.

• ENGAGED - Participate in initiatives and activities that promote a positive image of the organization and high quality at a low cost of care, and support our community.

• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k, etc.

• 8-hour shift between 7 am-7 pm with occasional call.