Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Days

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger in Danville, PA seeks a Nuclear Medicine Technologist to perform nuclear medicine and molecular imaging studies, ensuring patient identification, proper history documentation, and adherence to confidentiality.

The role requires applying ALARA principles, preparing radiopharmaceuticals, acquiring high-quality images, and verifying data integrity while educating students and staff within a clinical team.

Qualifications

• Certification by NMTCB or ARRT-N required on hire.
• Experience with PET-CT and SPECT-CT imaging preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper patient identification and preparation for exam.
• Apply ALARA principles to optimize imaging and maximize safety.
• Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals under supervision.
• Evaluate images for quality and verify data transfer/archival.
• Educate and monitor students and other health care providers.
• Perform hybrid imaging (PET-CT, SPECT-CT) for emission and transmission.
• Support radiation therapy planning as prescribed.
• Handle ionizing and nonionizing radiation in accordance with standards.

Skills

Radiation safety

Patient care

Hybrid imaging protocols

Job description

• Ensures correct order is obtained, patient is properly identified and prepared for exam, and that clinical history is corroborated and appropriately documented while respecting confidentiality.
• Utilizes appropriate imaging protocol and optimizes technical factors while maximizing patient safety, optimizing patient care, and applying principles of ALARA (As Low as Reasonably Achievable).
• Preparing and/or administering, as applicable, medications through new or existing vascular access site as prescribed by a licensed practitioner.
• Evaluates images for proper positioning and acceptable technical quality and verifies archival storage and/or transfer of data, post processing of data if applicable.
• Educating and monitoring students and other health care providers.
• Assembling, calibrating, maintaining, and administering radiopharmaceuticals while complying with standards and as prescribed by a licensed practitioner and under the supervision of an authorized user.
• Performing hybrid imaging, including PET-CT and SPECT-CT for emission, transmission, attenuation correction, anatomical location and for use in radiation therapy treatment planning when performed within hybrid imaging as prescribed by a licensed practitioner and under the supervision of an authorized user.
• Performing nuclear medicine and molecular imaging procedures, radiotheranostics or therapies as prescribed by a licensed practitioner and under the supervision of an authorized user.
• Procuring, identifying, calculating, preparing and/or administering ionizing radiation (radioactive material and computed tomography) and nonionizing radiation as prescribed by a licensed practitioner and under the supervision of an authorized user.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

The following certifications required upon hire:

• Certification by the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification Board (NMTCB)
• or Registry by the American Registry of Radiology Technologist -Nuclear Medicine (ARRT-N)