RSO Nuclear Med Tech

Position Summary

Fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by being committed to Health First I CARE values:
Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence; engaging and contributing to a positive and productive work environment; producing quality images; following all HF, hospital and departmental protocols in a professional, memorable and timely manner; mentoring the technical development of co-workers and students within a team concept. Performs Radiation Safety Officer duties.

• Maintain a safe environment for patients/customers, team members and yourself.
• Ensure the correct procedure is performed on the correct patient by verifying two forms of patient identification on "Every Patient / Every Time".
• Perform "time out" process prior to starting any invasive procedure.
• Adhere to the ALARA principles of radiation safety.
• Know the location of emergency equipment/supplies, how to use such equipment/supplies and the HF Emergency Kardex system.
• Responsible for hurricane preparedness and your duties as a Health First associate.
• Follow Infection Control policies and procedures; practice aseptic and sterile techniques.
• Effectively document and communicate pertinent and required information.
• Report malfunctioning equipment to the appropriate department, fellow associate and management in a timely manner.
• Accurately complete all required documentation forms (written/electronic) such as Patient history, Pregnancy, IV contrast, Procedural consent forms, MAR, Safety Portal, Adverse Drug Reaction, Medication Reconciliation, Medication Occurrence Report, Incident Reports.
• Performs Radiation Safety Officer duties.
• Implements the radiation safety program.
• Insures that radiation safety activities are performed with approved procedures and meet Regulatory requirements.
• Promptly investigates and implements corrective actions as necessary regarding over exposures, accidents, spills, losses, thefts, unauthorized receipts, sues, transfers and disposals, or other deviations from the approved radiation safety practice.
• A written report of these investigations and the corrective actions taken shall be given to management.
• Implement policies and procedures to authorize the purchase of radioactive materials, receive and open packages of radioactive material, store radioactive material and maintain an inventory of radioactive materials.
• Take emergency action if control of radioactive material is lost.
• Perform periodic radiation surveys.
• Perform checks of survey instruments and other safety equipment.
• Maintain all records and reports required by the Department of Radiation Control.
• Assist the Radiation Safety Committee.
• Perform quarterly reviews of the occupational radiation exposure records of all personnel working with radioactive materials.
• Active member of the Health First Patient Safety Committee.
• Perform procedure protocols, produce images consistent with image quality standards and follow all Federal, State and Regional healthcare regulations and adhere to The Joint Commission/ACR standards.
• Properly position patients.
• Review exam orders from medical charts and/or prescriptions prior to performing an exam.
• Obtain pertinent patient history from the requisition, the patient, the medical chart or other sources.
• Assure that exam rooms are clean, neat, stocked and disinfected; and that equipment is clean, disinfected and ready for the next patient encounter.
• Follow proper image retrieval and file processes.
• Participate in quality initiatives and offer suggestions for departmental improvements including departmental protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Accept additional responsibilities to assist with reaching departmental goals/initiatives.
• Perform radiation safety tasks within required time limits and in accordance with BRC guidelines.
• Completes computer processing for the Nuclear Medicine diagnostic imaging procedures.
• Performs therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures.
• Prepares radiopharmaceuticals from cold kits.
• Prepares and administers the correct radiopharmaceutical to the correct patient by the correct route in the correct dosage.

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