Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Employment Type: Clinical-Allied
Contract Length: 12 weeks
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 6:30a-3:00p (call is optional), 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
Job Summary
Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals to patients, operate imaging equipment such as gamma cameras, and analyze images to help physicians diagnose illness.
Key Responsibilities
Patient care (35%): Prepare patients for procedures, obtain medical histories, address concerns, and support patient safety and comfort throughout imaging.
Radiopharmaceutical administration, imaging, and image analysis (35%): Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals per protocol, ensure proper dosage and injection technique, operate gamma cameras and other imaging equipment, analyze images for abnormalities, and collaborate with radiologists and physicians on findings and treatment planning.
Radiation safety (10%): Follow radiation safety protocols, keep dose records, and monitor radiation levels in work areas.
Quality control and documentation (10%): Perform routine equipment quality control, troubleshoot technical issues and escalate as needed, and maintain procedure, dose, and report records for patient charts.
Education (10%): Keep current with nuclear medicine technology, procedures, and safety regulations, participate in training, and help orient staff.
Required Qualifications
Associate's degree or higher from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), or from an institution accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT), or graduate of the military's Nuclear Medicine Program
Valid Nuclear Medicine Technologist license in Kentucky, issued through the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist, with experience within the last year
BLS certification
Certification by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or ARRT
Skills Sought
Strong understanding of nuclear medicine principles, radiopharmaceuticals, and imaging techniques
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patients, healthcare professionals, and colleagues
Attention to detail and accurate documentation
Commitment to radiation safety and regulatory compliance
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment as part of a multidisciplinary team
Facility
Hardin Memorial Hospital
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Short Term Acute Care
300 beds
ADDRESS913 North Dixie AvenueElizabethtown, KY 42701
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