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Nuclear Medicine Technologist Supervisor
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 57 days ago
About the Role
The Supervisory Nuclear Medicine Technologist will be responsible for the technical oversight and performing a variety of routine and specialized nuclear medicine procedures. The Supervisory Technologist will directly supervise technologists, manage schedules, leave time, evaluations and updating policies.
What You'll Do
- →Supervisory Nuclear Medicine Technologist will: a.
- →Prepare, and administer radiopharmaceutical doses by injection, inhalation or ingestion as prescribed. b.
- →Be proficient in introducing intravenous catheters in patients for administration of radiopharmaceuticals and/or medications. c.
- →Be knowledgeable regarding possible side effects of radiopharmaceuticals and other medications, such as lasix and captropril, to be administered.
- →Take immediate action to remedy any noted effects. d.
- →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. e.
- →Obtain pertinent clinical data from the patient, electronic chart, requisition, and interviewing the patient and/or family. f.
- →Move wheelchair and lift patients safely using ergonomic methods of patient transfer. g.
- →Operate nuclear medicine equipment such as gamma cameras, well counters, GM survey meters, thyroid uptake system, and dose calibrators for various patient procedures. h.
- →Understand and be able to perform exposure rate calculations. i.
- →Correctly administer radioactive pharmaceuticals to patients.
- →Utilizes necessary quality management methods of patient identification such as using two unique identifiers and using active rather than passive identification. j.
- →Keep up to date with new imaging agents, procedures and methods.
- →Write imaging protocols for use in department. k.
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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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