Nuclear Medicine Technologist, PRN

Overview

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission.

EO/AA

This position performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist the nuclear medicine physicians, while adhering to all radiation safety policies and functioning as a liaison between the patient and physician. This position provides direct patient care and may be required to access and administer medications within their scope of practice and according to state law.

Corporate Overview:
The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

• Administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients by IV injection, inhalation or oral administration.
• Performs full range of nuclear medicine dynamic, static, SPECT and PET imaging procedures.
• Maintains compliance with radiation safety policies and documentation requirements for receipt, disposal, and administration of radiopharmaceuticals.
• Explains procedures to the patients.
• Prepares the instrument sets and equipment, and assists the patient in positioning to obtain required diagnostic quality.
• Communicates patient status and information to the appropriate physician.
• Identifies and ensures quality control measures for imaging and surveying equipment, dose calibrators and radiation safety monitors recording results.
• Mentors nuclear medicine technology students in the clinical work environment and may educate students in an academic setting.
• Assists in maintaining laboratory inventory and ordering supplies.
• Verifies scan quality and performs computer image and data processing.
• Calculates quantity of radiopharmaceutical activity and volume to be administered following prescribed procedures.
• Assays specimens and prepares standards in scintillation counting systems, performs calculations and records results.
• Performs procedures on emergency call. Optimizes imaging procedures and uses appropriate judgment to maximize image quality.
• Functions independently, working in cooperation with coworkers and coordinating patient needs and procedures with physicians.
• Serves as a liaison between the physicians and patients. Communicates any special patient and procedure needs.

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills.
• Ability to provide care appropriate to the population served.
• Proficient in the use of the PACs system to retrieve and archive data. Performs all RIS functions (scheduling, completing, etc), as appropriate.
• Demonstrates the ability to properly identify and administer radiopharmaceuticals.

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intermediate working conditions in a healthcare setting that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving patients or objects, such as medical equipment, while providing patient care.

Walking, Stooping and Crouching, Standing, Speaking, Sitting, Reaching, Pulling and/or Pushing, Near Vision, Manual Dexterity, Listening, Lifting, Far Vision, Color Determination, Carrying

Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed

Email: careersh.edu

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patient populations.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, is an Affiliated Institution/Student Research Center for the University of Utah and has its own compliance policy. This posting was approved by the University of Utah. The University of Utah is subject to its ITN support and engineering policy.

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