Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Yuma, United States - Bluebird Staffing

Description

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Administers radiopharmaceuticals or radiation to patients

to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment,

under direction of provider; explains the procedures to

the patient, answers the patients questions, and obtains

the patients consent; injects (doses) patients with

radioactive material.

Places radiopharmaceutical orders after reviewing

providers orders; obtains and documents pertinent to

patient history; calculates, measures and records

radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received.

Determines the correct procedure for the study ordered;

maintains the required records for dosing, decaying and

disposing of radioactive material.

Performs required quality control on all cameras and dose

measuring equipment.

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)

CERTIFIED NUCLEAR MEDICINE

TECHNOLOGIST (CNMT)

NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY (N)

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

SERVICES

AMERICAN REGISTRY OF RADIOLOGIC

TECHNOLOGISTS