Job Information
Catholic Health Initiatives Nuclear Med Technologist I in Pasadena, Texas
Overview
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
Demonstrate the ability to provide quality patient care and perform procedures on patients ranging from pediatric to geriatric; demonstrate knowledge of the field of certification via competency compliance; perform nuclear medicine procedures as defined by department protocol, comply with regulatory requirements, Provide patient assessment, patient preparation, and work with other healthcare providers to provide accurate and timely diagnostic and therapeutic data; demonstrate continuous self-improvement, make effective contributions to the department and adhere to departmental policies and procedures; and be accountable for all applicable documentation relative to procedure performance and patient family education.
Interact with patients, guests and other hospital personnel in a friendly, responsive manner to insure that quality patient care is provided; provide accurate patient/family education concerning testing.
Perform imaging procedures as outlined in the nuclear medicine procedure manual. Examples of these procedures include the performance of planar, planar whole body, gated planar, SPECT, SPECT-CT, gated SPECT, and mobile studies
Perform computer acquisition and processing necessary for the display, analysis and interpretation of the patient’s condition
Participate in clinical education programs for the nuclear medicine personnel including training of nuclear medicine technologists, students, and house staff; as well as contributory involvement in staff in-services.
Order, prepare, receive, dispense and perform required regulatory and quality control procedures on radiopharmaceuticals; administer intravenous and oral radiopharmaceuticals under the guidelines established by the Chief of Service; and report immediately any irregularity or problem to the radiation safety officer and medical director
Perform quality control on all instrumentation in the nuclear medicine department, review data collected and report problems immediately to the supervisor or radiation safety officer
Perform dosage administration which includes intradermal, subcutaneous, peri-areolar, intramuscular, intravenous and oral and IV setup as outlined in hospital policy
Adherence to the rotational position methodology with a focus on punctuality.
Set up and perform EKG during pharmaceutical stress, exercise testing and emergency situations
Participate in on-call activities
Complete all computer and paperwork associated with the nuclear medicine procedure in an accurate and timely manner
Provide documentation, including electronic forms, that is accurate, legible and complete.
Assist with clerical duties during call and after hours to insure that all studies are completed and reported; assist with scheduling of in and out patients
Adhere to all policies and regulations regarding the safe handling, dispensing, monitoring and disposing of radioactive material
Keep current in all aspects of hospital required training
Maintain a safe and clean work area
Comply with all regulatory requirements at state and federal level.
Qualifications
*Associate's Degree preferred
*NMTCB or Registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists – ARRT (N) ; must maintain current
*Certified by State of Texas - MRT
*CPR/BLS certification
Pay Range
$36.24 - $52.55/hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.