Cardiac Nuclear Medicine Tech - NC Heart and Vascular: Wakefield
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: October 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over
40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health
and well-being of the unique communities we serve.Summary: This
position performs diagnostic procedures in the field of Nuclear
Medicine in the outpatient setting. Specifically, this position
administers radiopharmaceuticals, operates highly technical
instruments, and analyzes the acquired data. The Nuclear Medicine
Technologist takes direction as well from the physicians in the
clinical setting.
Hours: Per diem (clinic is open from 8am-4:30pm, Monday through
Friday)Other InformationJob Responsibilities:1. Administration &
Record of Radiopharmaceutical: Identifies each patient, confirms
date of birth, clinic location and identification. Achieves venous
access and administers radiopharmaceutical. Records route of
administration, dose and technologist's initials.2. Describes exam
to patient, obtains informed consent, completes necessary paperwork
for study input of patient information into radiology management
system for record keeping and charge generation.3. Evaluates
requisition, chart, and lab results. Performs patient assessment.
Identifies patient. Confirms females of childbearing age are not
pregnant. Arranges for pregnancy testing upon orders from the
physician.4. Radiopharmaceutical Handling: receives
radiopharmaceuticals, and documents and disposes of them properly.
Follows guidelines set up by Radiation Safety Office and NRC.5.
Radiopharmaceutical selection, dosage and quality control review,
assuring each dose to be administered is correct for the ordered
procedure, correct activity, acceptable quality control, and
properly recorded in the dose records.6. Set up acquisition and
performs according to protocol, maintains patient comfort, care,
and safety. Analyzes images and evaluates for correctness.
Processes films and submits to physician for approval.7. Uses RIS,
CIS, SMS and PACS to generate proper documentation. Completes all
RIS orders with the appropriate and accurate charges added.Other
InformationEDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Graduation from an accredited
Nuclear Medicine Technology program.LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS Registered as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist by the
American Registry of Radiological Sciences or registry eligible and
become registered within one (1) year from date of hire. Must
maintain registry status and continuing education requirements
annually. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider
certificationPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS None required but
prefer prior experience in a clinical outpatient setting.
Job DetailsLegal Employer: NCHEALTHEntity: UNC REX Healthcare
Organization Unit: Rex NCHV Wakefield Work Type: Per Diem
Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00
Salary Range: -$27.89 - $40.09 per hour (Hiring Range)Pay offers
are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: OnsiteWork Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:RaleighExempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a
NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care
System. This is not a State employed position.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.UNC
Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and
employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants
and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are
invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email
applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable
accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career
opportunity.
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