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Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 64 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Provide clinical instruction to student nuclear medicine technologists from affiliated programs and facilitate the attainment of established program objectives Practice radiation safety in order to reduce exposure to patient, staff and self.
- →Correctly administer radioactive pharmaceuticals to patients.
- →Utilize necessary quality management methods of patient identification such as using two unique identifiers and using active rather than passive identification.
- →Correctly perform radionuclide therapy.
- →Receive and assay prescribed therapeutic doses.
- →Prepare studies for nuclear medicine computerized files i.e. performing backups etc. and uploading patient images to VISTA imaging as appropriate Ensure proper billing and workload information by using accurate CPT codes for each patient study, keeping abreast of yearly changes in CPT coding.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm with rotating call shifts weekdays, weekends/holidays.
- →Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 92120-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Contact visn10hrccoe@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
- →Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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.
- ✓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: 707d322e-f596-4423-a3c4-e9719d0767d7
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