Description
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide services based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other related criteria appropriate to the age specific and/or cultural diversity of the population served in his/her assigned area.
- Maintains required core competencies.
- Complies with set Policies and Procedures (i. e. name tag, dress code, parking, smoking, etc.)
- Prepares patient for exam, administers premedication, radioactive isotopes and transfers patients to examining table after checking chart.
- Complies with unit and departmental scheduling guidelines. Is prepared to start shift on time.
- Performs skills according to accepted standards as listed within the orientations skills check list.
- Surveys amount of radiation given off by radioactive material shipped to the department.
- Measures the radioactive dosage prescribed for a patient with a dose calibrator. Scans patient and makes proper settings.
- Maintains supplies, restocks and reports as needed.
- Records information on patient care and examination, maintains records on scans and test results and files patient records.
- Properly prepares and labels radiopharmaceuticals.
- Always wears film badge above the collar. Turns in film badges monthly for evaluation and follows up on results. Always wears film badge ring when on duty.
- Surveys Hot Lab and scan room for contamination daily.
- Performs all daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual and annual surveys and QC.
- Written documentation is accurate, concise, and legible.
- Performs daily checks on the emergency drug box in Nuclear Medicine department.
- Coordinates scheduling of patient exams, orders isotopes, pharmaceuticals and other supplies as needed.
RequirementsEducation
Required:
High School
Preferred:
Associate in Applied Sciences
Licenses & Certifications
Required:
C-CNMT
L-Nuclear Medicine NMT
Preferred:
C-BLS
