
Nuclear Medicine Technician – Cardiology Office - Niskayuna
- Niskayuna, NY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
- Advancement: Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development
- Office Hours: Monday - Friday
- Perform day to day operations pertaining to testing, processing, quality control, and quality assurance in the lab.
- Adhere to State, NRC and OSHA standards.
- Maintain standards for ICANL accreditation and the Health Care Facility License.
- Greet and screen patients, determine appropriateness of exam and obtain proper consent.
- Prepare patients, including IV insertion and EKG lead placement.
- Inject radioisotopes according to exam warranted.
- Perform nuclear medicine scans including acquisition, processing, display and archiving.
- Perform daily, weekly, monthly and semi-annual QC on all imaging equipment.
- Perform daily, weekly, quarterly and annual QC on all hot lab equipment under the direction of the RSO and Health Physicist.
- Perform daily functions on the Syntrac computer and maintain dosing records and QC records.
- Prepare schedule, dose order and charts for the next day.
- Order and maintain stock of supplies.
- Maintain CE’s and BLS according to license and accreditation standards.
- Retrieve old studies from archive media for comparison to current studies.
- Participate in at least one area of Quality Improvement program and attend regular meetings.
- Adhere to State/NRC guidelines for radiation safety and attend annual review.
- Uses Universal Precautions with all encounters. Knows and follows procedure for handling occurrences involving exposure to blood or other body fluid.
- Documents all exposure incidents per St Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates policy.
- Perform mandatory in-service training including but not limited to OSHA and harassment. Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA regulations.
- Work cooperatively with all team members to ensure quality patient care at all times.
- Communicate respectfully and effectively with providers, clinical staff, colleagues, managers and others.
- Degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology, or
- Board Certification in Nuclear Medicine Technology, or
- Board Certification in Nuclear Cardiology Technology
- BCLS certification
- One year experience in Nuclear Cardiology