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Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 43 days ago
About the Role
The Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMT) has the overall responsibility for the coordination and performance of Nuclear Medicine examinations working in Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine Department, PET/CT and Hot Lab. He/she works closely with other staff to provide a wide range of specialized nuclear medicine procedures.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but 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.
- →Obtain pertinent clinical data from the patient, electronic chart, requisition, and interviewing the patient and /or the family.
- →Move wheelchair and litter patients safely using ergonomic methods of patient transfer.
- →Operate nuclear medicine equipment such as gamma cameras, PET/CT, well counters, GM survey meters, thyroid uptake system, and dose calibrators for various patient procedures.
- →Understand and be able to perform exposure rate calculations.
- →Perform a full range of nuclear medicine diagnostic imaging, non-imaging, in-vitro and therapeutic procedures, including highly specialized computer assisted studies such as gated, tomographic, quantitative procedures, SPECT/CT and PET/CT.
- →Keep up to date with new imaging agents, procedures and methods.
- →Write imaging protocols for use in department.
- →Analyze procedure images for quality.
- →Obtain additional images when necessary.
- →Correctly administer radioactive pharmaceuticals to patients.
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
Job ID: 4ec150d6-e68c-4c88-9582-7f4b45892931
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