PET CT Tech - Greenville, United States - Prisma Health

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    Full time
    Description
    Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

    Job Summary

    Under general supervision, performs diagnostic PET/CT imaging procedures and related functions.

    Collaborates with Medical Director and Manager on technical issues, equipment performance and QA.

    All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values:
    Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. .

    Accountabilities


    • Performs diagnostic Pet-CT imaging procedures to include: injection of radiopharmaceutical,protocol set-up, patient posotioning, reconstruction and filming of images, network image transfers, and archiving of image data.50%
    • Assists in procedure scheduling and related front office functions to ensure smooth workflow.5%
    • Ensures accuracy of patient demographic information, report distribution and patient files.5%
    • Assists with the collection of clinical data for patient follow-up and development of teaching and educational information.5%
    • Provides protection of patient and self in accordance with prescribed safety standards. Conducts daily quality control measures to monitor scanner performance.10%
    • Reports all malfunctions and/or need for service to the proper company or facility.5%
    • Responsible for patient data to include: printing, archiving, retrieval, network data transfers, tracking and logging of loaned data and requested outside data.5%
    • Maintain current knowledge of point of care glucose testing for image quality purposes only. 10%
    • Ordering of necessary office, medical, printing, and archiving media. Stays abreast of organizational, affiliate and departmental changes/updates by checking email on each shift.5%
    Minimum Requirements


    • Associate's Degree - Nuclear medicine technology from an AMA accredited program and CT registry
    • 2 years - nuclear medicine and PET/CT experience
    In Lieu Of

    Team members in this job on 11/08/2020 are grandfathered from the minimum requirements listed above.

    Additionally, may be grandfathered from Nuclear Medicine, PET, ARRT, or NMTCB CT Radiology Technologist Certification/Registration pending state and regulatory requirements.

    Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses


    • Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist
    • SCRQSA- Radiology Quality Standards South Carolina
    • ARRT or NMTCB CT Radiology Technologist Certification
    • PET Certification preferred
    Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

    General knowledge of patient scheduling and billing systems preferred

    Bachelor degree preferred

    Excellent customer skills

    Basic computer skills

    Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier)

    Proficient computer skills (word processing, database)


    PACS

    EMR
    Mathematical skills

    Work Shift

    Day (United States of America)

    Location

    Patewood Memorial Hospital

    Facility

    1046 Patewood Hospital

    Department

    Pet Scan-Radiology-PMH


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