Job Description
Summary The Supervisory Nuclear Medicine Technologist is responsible for providing a wide range of specialized nuclear medicine procedures, including diagnostic imaging, therapy with unsealed radioactive materials, radio bioassay, cell labeling; evaluating abnormal results; using and maintaining equipment; setting up and monitoring quality control; and working within guidelines. Responsibilities Duties include but are not limited to: Responsible for supervision of Nuclear Medicine Technologists. Prepare, assay, and administer radiopharmaceutical doses by injection, inhalation or ingestion as prescribed. Introduce intravenous catheters in patients for administration of radiopharmaceuticals and/or medications. Receive patients, explain procedure, answer questions relating to the procedure, position patient for all necessary views and tend to their comfort for the duration of the procedure. Obtain pertinent clinical data from the patient, electronic chart, requisition, and interviewing th...