Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Manhattan, Cancer Center

Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Manhattan, Cancer Center

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NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation.

NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition‑free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Manhattan, Cancer Center. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for performing medically prescribed nuclear medicine procedures. Works under general direction.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the organization’s Service Standards and incorporates them into the performance of duties.
• Operates hospital and radiology information systems as they relate to nuclear medicine. Correctly chooses appropriate patient information from HIS/RIS system in accordance with HIPPA regulations. Demonstrates ability to access patient information such as appointment times, type of exam, and patient reports. Is knowledgeable of the total cycle of RIS patient tracking. Follows departmental policy of documenting beginning, completion and departure times, when appropriate, in the RIS.
  
  Demonstrates knowledge of the HIS and is able to access patient data for verification of orders. Competent in scheduling exams in RIS from the order entry queue and/or demonstrates the ability to modify exams when necessary.
• Effectively assesses patient’s information and status, and follows appropriate procedure(s) accordingly. Uses standard procedures to identify the correct patient. Checks patient’s wristband by name, unit, and room number to ensure patient’s  examination requisition. OR calls patient by last name, asking patient to confirm their identity by stating their first name. Introduces self to the patient. Reviews patient’s requisition and understands the type of exam required by each requisition and confers with medical staff regarding clarification when necessary.
  
  Seeks information or asks for assistance from supervisor regarding difficult or questionable results. Follows accepted nuclear medicine procedures and uses medical information to determine type of protocol required for radiographic examination. Consults policy and procedure manuals and/or other reference materials as necessary to ensure actions conform to established protocols. Follows special instructions as indicated on Nuclear Medicine requisition. Recognizes need for and follows isolation precautions.
• Independently implements patient procedures in accordance with departmental protocols and standards.

Explains the procedure and equipment to the patient clearly. Obtains formal consent when necessary. Provides for patient comfort before, during and after procedure, and maintains an ongoing rapport with the patient throughout the procedure to ease any anxiety the patient may have. Provides for patient privacy at all times. Knowledgeable about patient preparation, considering patient comfort, clothing, pre‑medications and any other preparations necessary for the imaging procedure being performed.

Prepares radiopharmaceutical dose using proper procedures, and dose calculations.

• Verifies label on radiopharmaceutical vial. Calculates activity remaining and activity needed for procedure and determines required patient dose, and verifies the radioactivity of the dose using a dose…