Nuclear Medical Technician; Registered): PRN

Overview

Firelands Health in Sandusky, OH offers an opportunity to live and work in a growing coastal community along Lake Erie. This role emphasizes a supportive work/life environment and an employee-centric culture with benefits including a 401(k), health and wellness offerings, and monthly employee events.

• Makes recommendations to assist physician with diagnosis.
• Schedules nuclear medicine tests as needed.
• Checks patient records for pertinent information; prepares patient for exam, administers radioactive isotopes, transfers patients to examining table, scans the patient, and ensures proper settings on the gamma camera. Measures the radioactive dosage prescribed for a patient with a dose calibrator. Documents accordingly.
• Sets up machinery for scans and changes collimators. Selects and operates equipment as directed. Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis.
• Surveys the daily shipment of radioactive material received from the radiopharmacy.
• Records every radioactive isotope in a dose management system.
• Performs daily surveys and weekly wipe tests.
• Assists Lead Technologist in maintaining policy/procedure manual.
• Responsible for all computer work as part of patient’s exam.
• Performs all necessary quality control on cameras as suggested by manufacturer.
• Available for Emergency Call on a rotational basis.
• Knowledge of the needs of patients according to their age group and the ability to modify care accordingly (adult, geriatric, and, on occasion, adolescents, children, infants, and neonates).
• Identifies problems and communicates appropriately to immediate supervisor, offering solutions as appropriate.
• Lifts, moves, and transports patients via cart, wheelchair, or other device; positions patient as needed for procedures.
• Works in the front office/file room as needed.
• Wears film badges/ring badge and uses time, distance, and shielding to minimize exposure to radiation.
• Transports patients between care areas and returns them to their rooms or other care areas.
• Participates in department performance improvement activities and required training.

• High School graduate, or equivalent.
• Maintain licensure by State of Ohio, Department of Health. Graduate of approved Nuclear Medicine program with the ability to meet and maintain requirements for registry by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or CNMT.
• Experience in Nuclear Medicine desired.
• Complies with all Service Excellence, Quality, and customer satisfaction initiatives.
• Must be currently certified in CPR, and recertified bi-annually.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, physicians, co‑workers and patients.
• Uses proper body mechanics; ability to push, pull, and/or lift a patient from cart, wheelchair, or other transport device onto imaging table/couch.