Nuclear Medicine Technologist

NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST – UNM Hospital

Location:

Albuquerque, NM. Pay range: $30.60 – $45.89 per hour. FTE: 0.05. Position type: PRN. Shift: Days.

Perform multidisciplinary tasks using evolving radiologic instrumentation, radiopharmaceutical techniques and procedures. Provide patient‑centered care with empathetic and instructional patient care and monitoring. Apply detailed attention to procedural accuracy, dosage, calibration, and administration of patient services. Ensure adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

• Use published procedures, techniques and radiopharmaceutical administration guidelines to produce images and lab results.
• Prepare radiopharmaceuticals for injection, ingestion, and inhalation; measure radioactivity dosage, maintain records; maintain safe procedures for handling, administration, storage and disposal of materials.
• Verify patient identification, pregnancy status, breast‑feeding status, and order for procedure; maintain proper patient communication throughout procedure.
• Use proper procedures to ensure quality results from imaging equipment, radiation detection equipment, detection and counting devices.
• Maintain compliance with regulations and procedures for radioactive contamination monitoring and decontamination, disposal of radioactive waste; provide instruction on radiation hazards and principles of radiation safety.
• Operate gamma cameras with sealed sources of radioactive material for transmission imaging with single photon emission tomography or positron emission tomography and transmission imaging when performed as part of SPECT/CT or PET/CT.
• Complete department and hospital records for billing and procedure monitoring; participate in quality assurance programs; maintain daily radiopharmaceutical records and patient log book; complete regular monitoring survey.
• Perform or assist with preventive maintenance, quality assurance, and minor equipment repair; calibrate cameras, dose calibrators; measure radionuclides.
• Follow patient safety‑related policies, procedures and protocols; seek opportunities to improve patient safety; identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk; report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner; encourage patients to actively participate in their own care.
• Under the supervision or direction of a Radiologist, safely and properly retrieve, handle, store, and waste select medications for use during setup, performance, and cleanup of radiology procedures.

Education
:
Program Graduate.

Education specialization
:
Commission on Allied Health (AMA) Nuclear Med.

Experience
:
No preferred experience.

Credentials
:

• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers within 30 days.
• Nuclear Medicine Technician Certification by ARRT or NMTCB.
• Nuclear Medicine Technician in New Mexico.
• Intermediate Life Support Certification within 6 months.

Physical Conditions
:
Medium Work – exerting 20‑50 lbs of force occasionally, 10‑25 lbs frequently, or greater than negligible up to 10 lbs constantly.

Working conditions
:

• Medical Haz:
  Moderate exposure to chemicals/dangerous equipment/materials.
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required.

Entry level.

Full‑time.

Health Care Provider.

Hospitals and Health Care.