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Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Fusion Imaging Technologist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 143 days ago
About the Role
Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Fusion Imaging Technologist) Nuclear Medicine Fusion Imaging Technologists have responsibility for providing a wide range of specialized nuclear medicine, PET/CT and/or SPECT/CT procedures, including diagnostic imaging, therapy with unsealed radioactive materials, radio assay, in-vivo or in-vitro cell labeling. The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Prepare, assay, and administer radiopharmaceutical doses by injection, inhalation or ingestion as prescribed.
- →Be proficient in introducing intravenous catheters in patients for administration of radiopharmaceuticals and/or medications.
- →Be knowledgeable regarding possible side effects of radiopharmaceuticals and other medications, such as Lasix and captopril, to be administered.
- →Take immediate action to remedy any noted effects.
- →Receive patients, explain procedure, answer questions relating to the procedure, position patient for all necessary views and tend to their comfort for the duration of the procedure.
- →Obtain pertinent clinical data from the patient, electronic chart, requisition, and interviewing the patient and/or family.
- →Move wheelchair and litter patients safely using ergonomic methods of patient transfer.
- →Operate nuclear medicine equipment such as gamma cameras, PET/CT camera, well counters, GM survey meters, thyroid uptake system, and dose calibrators for various patient procedures.
- →Understand and can perform and calculate exposure rates.
- →Perform a full range of nuclear medicine, PET/CT and/or SPECT/CT diagnostic imaging, non-imaging, in-vitro and therapeutic procedures, including highly specialized computer assisted studies such as gated, tomographic, quantitative procedures.
- →Keep up to date with new imaging agents, procedures and methods.
- →Write and develop new imaging protocols for use in department.
- →Analyze procedure images for quality.
- →Obtain additional images when necessary.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 77239b37-1240-4d9b-8624-43814db9f1bc
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