***$20,000 SIGN ON BONUS***
Position Summary: Responsible for performing all aspects of patient exam activities of Nuclear Medicine at a technical level that will produce high quality images consistent with established policies & procedures at a technical level typically requiring general supervision.
Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
1. 1. Specializes in performing diagnostic studies in Nuclear Medicine Imaging.
- Obtains patient history, explains standard procedures, and addresses patient concerns to foster a sense of comfort and confidence to patients and ensure the needs of individual patients are met.
- Operates and maintains all assigned nuclear scanning imaging equipment to ensure it works properly.
- Performs diagnostic studies including measuring and preparing concentrations of radioactive isotopes in specified body areas to obtain diagnostic information that correctly captures the images requested by a physician.
- Properly identifies, prepares and/or administers medications/substances that are within the technologist’s scope of practice as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.