Nuclear Medicine Tech PRN

Job Description

As a Nuclear Medicine Technologist at Intermountain Health
, you will play a vital role in supporting our Imaging service line, ensuring our patients receive the best care. You will be part of a team that values career advancement, innovation and collaboration, where your skills are valued and your contributions make a lasting impact.

• Ensures proper patient identification, order verification, and prepares the patient for the exam.
• Performs Nuclear Medicine examinations per departmental protocol.
• Familiar with the ALARA program and follows proper radiation safety protocol.
• Uses proper protection and badges.
• Proper handling of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Ensures that the appropriate radioactive material is given to the correct patient through the proper route for imaging and treatment purposes.
• Practices appropriate infection control and sterile techniques.
• Understands and operates all nuclear medicine equipment and related information systems appropriately to ensure quality images are produced.
• Exhibits understanding and proficiency with electronic imaging. Incumbent will be able to view, transfer and manipulate images.
• Prepare, calculate and measure radiopharmaceuticals for all nuclear medicine procedures.
• Follows all regulations of the Utah Division of Radiation Control and NRC license and any other regulatory agencies governing the use of radiopharmaceuticals.
• Document radioactive materials entering or leaving the department; store and maintain materials according to safety guidelines; and dispose of materials after they have decayed to a level considered to be environmentally safe.
• Assists in maintaining records and logs required by Joint Commission, the State of Utah and the Imaging department.
• Thoroughly and accurately completes all required documentation, including time stamps and image storage.

• Board certified through Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or American Registry Radiologic Technologists Board.
• Current License in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Medicine from an accredited institution with one year's experience.

Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital, Riverton, Utah

$38.00/hr - $59.00/hr

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.