Job Description
Job Description
Profession: Nuclear Medicine Tech
Specialty: Nuclear Medicine Tech
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Facility: OR Scans
Job Type (Per Diem/Travel Contract): Per Diem
Hourly Pay Rate: $64.88/hr
Shift: Day and Night shift
Duration: N/A
Experience Required: 1 year
License Required: CA state license
Certifications Required: AHA BLS
First-timers accepted: N/A
Skills Required:
Responsibilities
- Perform a variety of nuclear medicine imaging procedures in accordance with physician orders and departmental protocols.
- Prepare, calculate, and administer radiopharmaceuticals safely and accurately.
- Operate gamma cameras, SPECT, and/or PET/CT equipment to obtain high-quality diagnostic images.
- Monitor patients throughout procedures and provide excellent patient care and education.
- Follow all radiation safety standards, infection control policies, and regulatory guidelines.
- Maintain accurate patient records and imaging documentation.
- Perform quality control procedures on imaging equipment and maintain required logs.
- Collaborate with radiologists, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes.