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The Nuclear Medicine department, which encompasses PET/CT, serves outpatient, inpatient, and emergency room patient populations through performing diagnostic and therapeutic quality imaging procedures in both nuclear medicine and PET/CT environments. Participating as a member of the nuclear medicine and PET/CT team offers the opportunity to support efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care at Valley Children's Healthcare. Our cutting-edge equipment provides medical diagnosis that has resulted in successful outcomes which help reinforce the work done by our highly motivated team offering support for kids throughout the central valley and beyond.
Job Responsibility
Competently performs standard, specialty and complex Nuclear Medicine procedures with little or no supervision, utilizing radio pharmaceuticals with accuracy, producing quality studies under a variety of conditions
Prepares radio pharmaceuticals for administration to the patient
Performs venipuncture and catheterization duties as needed
Sound knowledge and understanding of anatomy, physiology and Nuclear Medicine principals
Performs quality control procedures to ensure federal, state, and departmental standards/requirements are met
Assists in monitoring the daily quality assurance of the unit, while ensuring the equipment is operating according to manufacturer's specifications
Assists in the identification and resolution of work process issues within the department
Applies the profession's code of ethics in all aspects of practice
Maintains knowledge of, observes, and enforces the safety measures in Environment of Care
Requirements
High School Diploma (required)
Program Graduate of a formal program in Nuclear Medicine (preferred)
BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association (required)
NMT - Nuclear Medicine Technologist - CDPH - California Department of Public Health (required)
CNMT - Certified Nuclear Med Technologist - NMTCB - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (preferred)
RT-N - Rad Tech Nuclear Medicine Technology - ARRT - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (preferred)
Minimum six (6) months Nuclear Medicine (required)
Bilingual Skills Preferred
Nice to have
Bilingual Skills
Certified Nuclear Med Technologist - NMTCB - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board
Rad Tech Nuclear Medicine Technology - ARRT - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists