Nuclear Medical Technologist - North Fulton Hospital

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we ser ...

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Various (United States of America)

Job Summary:

• Assists with providing safe, age-appropriate care to the patient by performing all exams provided by the department per department procedures.

• Has the knowledge and ability to properly and safely obtain a quality diagnostic study.

• Responsible for performing a wide variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative in the utilization of the equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases.

• Can independently perform job functions.

• Sets up the equipment to provide imaging service and positions patient for the procedure.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Patient Care

• Verifies proper clinician order for procedure.

• Obtains complete clinical history, gathers examination data and assesses for contraindicating conditions.

• Follows established procedures for the administration of radiopharmaceuticals so that no patient condition deteriorates, and no patient suffers undue pain, due to error or poor technique.

• Ensures that all studies have proper patient identification and right and left marker are utilized appropriately.

• Reviews images for clinically acceptable results and releases patients.

• Responds to emergency situations and provides for the restocking of the crash cart and maintenance of life support equipment.

• Assists other technologists in all modalities when needed.

• Observes patient condition and properly evaluates situations when physician intervention is necessary so that no patient condition deteriorates.

• Verifies correct identity of patient using 2 unique identifiers prior to performing a procedure per hospital policy and procedure.

• Ensures patient's privacy and comfort is accommodated. Maintains patient's dignity throughout the exam/procedure.

• Demonstrates competence in the determination and application of appropriate procedures, equipment, supplies and techniques based on the age of patients.

• Organizes schedule, time and priorities so that required activities are accomplished within designated time frames.

• Follows physicians instructions when assisting with procedures and exams.

• Uses critical thinking skills.

• Dialogs with patient/family.

• Asks clarifying questions.

• Seeks clarification on ambiguous orders.

• Understands, demonstrates and documents preprocedural verification and Time Out process when appropriate.

• Demonstrates and understands pre-and-post procedural care.

• Preps the patient for the procedure.

• Demonstrates and understands sterile technique.

• Maintains competency with venipuncture.

Equipment

• Demonstrates the ability to adjust technique so that patient receives the best study possible and that image quality is maintained.

• Reports problems regarding malfunctioning equipment to supervisor or service provider, so that problem can be corrected in a timely manner.

• Cleans, disinfects and maintains equipment in accordance with infection control policy and department cleaning schedule.

Education and Communications

• Patiently and clearly explains purpose and nature of exam to patient prior to starting of procedure, to minimize anxiety and facilitate cooperation using AIDET; Acknowledge, Introduce, Discuss, Explain, and Thank you of all patients and family members.

• Ensures that patient's questions, concerns or contraindications are satisfactorily addressed, notifying physician when this cannot be accomplished, prior to the initiation of the procedure.

• Participates in the orientation and training of departmental employees.

• Required documentation is concise, legible and includes precise terminology.

• Reads email each day scheduled to work and follows through with assignment.

• Completes mandatory departmental and Hospital-wide education without prompting.

Quality Control

• Consistently produces acceptable images, as evidenced by radiologist feedback and quality audits.

• Ensures that equipment is fully operational prior to each use, by checking for proper calibration and operating deficiencies.

• Sends all studies to PACS immediately after completion, prints CDs as needed.

• Studies that have been transmitted after hours to teleradiography are printed and scanned in PACS, if applicable.

• Completes all studies in RIS before completing in PACS.

• Prints completed log sheet from teleradiography and submits to Radiologist, if applicable.

Operations

• Restocks linens and supplies and maintains NM department in clean and orderly condition.

• Transports patients, positions patients, and helps them on and off procedure table.

• Performs patient charging activities on the day the service is rendered.

• Applies supportive and immobilization devices and equipment.

• Willingly lends knowledge and assistance to others upon request as needed and routinely as time is available, without prompting, so that all working time is used for departmental advantage.

• Performs routine duties of clerical and support personnel in accordance with procedure when warranted to ensure continuity and quality of services.

• Keeps supervisor informed on all responsibilities on an ongoing basis, ensuring prompt notification in the event of problems or potential problems.

• Maintains an individual productivity rate equal to other co-workers.

• Ability to operate NM equipment within the department.

• Maintains Joint Commission standards and any other regulatory agency standards.

• Any other duties as assigned.

• Takes call when necessary.

Performs other duties as assigned

Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma Accounting

• Accredited Program Radiologic Science or Accredited Program Other

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• ARRT-N - ARRT Nuclear Technology or CNMT - Cert Nuclear Med Tech

• BLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience in a clinical setting caring for patients (may include clinical rotations. Required

• Minimum 1 year NM experience. Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

• Must exhibit excellent communication skills because this position requires frequent verbal and written communications with physicians, patients, visitors, departmental staff, and nursing staff.

• The employee obtains, presents, and discusses clinical information regarding job responsibilities on a routine basis.

• Candidate must be able to explain or give directions to maintain goodwill and obtain cooperation with all contacts.

• Must possess the ability to function independently and under pressure while still actively participating in a team environment.

• Position requires the employee to exhibit excellent customer service skills at all times.

• Must be able to perform effectively in a stressful and fast-paced work environment.

• Must have the ability to prioritize appropriately.

• Must be detail-oriented and have the capacity to effectively multitask throughout the work shift.

• Must have excellent communication skills and the capacity to interact professionally with a variety of customers, including but not limited to patients, families, co-workers, volunteers, and physicians throughout the work shift.

• Must possess the ability to function independently, yet productively as a cooperative team member with various work teams associated with the position.

• Must be compliant, with a willingness to follow all Hospital policies as well as the established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.

• Assists with providing safe, age-appropriate care to the patient by performing all exams provided by the department per department protocols.

• Has the knowledge and ability to properly and safely obtain a quality diagnostic study.

• Responsible for performing a wide variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity, and initiative in the utilization of the equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases.

• Can independently perform job functions.

• Sets up the equipment to provide imaging service and positions patient for the procedure.

• Ability to teach and mentor fellow NM staff if needed.

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