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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Nuclear Medicine Technologist is licensed in all scopes of practice as defined by the State of C |
| > | alifornia Radiologic Health branch and performs routine to complex diagnostic and therapeutic nuclea | ||||
| > | r medicine procedures using radiopharmaceuticals to assist in diagnosis and/or treatment in both the | ||||
| > | inpatient and outpatient environment. | ||||
| 2 | The Nuclear Medicine Technologist is licensed in all scopes of practice as defined by the State of C | ||||
| > | alifornia Radiologic Health branch and performs routine to complex diagnostic and therapeutic nuclea | ||||
| > | r medicine procedures using radiopharmaceuticals to assist in diagnosis and/or treatment in both the | ||||
| > | inpatient and outpatient environment. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist position is an 8-hour work | ||||
| > | schedule with variable hours, rotating weekend shifts at various UCSF locations. The technologist mu | ||||
| > | st be able to work safely in an acute care setting and be able to interact accordingly with anesthes | ||||
| > | ia and/or other patient care departments that visit the Nuclear Medicine environment. Collects, prep | ||||
| > | ares and analyzes biologic specimens and prepares data for interpretation. Responsible for performin | ||||
| > | g radiation safety and quality control procedures on all Nuclear Medicine equipment as required by t | ||||
| > | he department. Participates in orientation and training of assigned staff, students, residents, and | ||||
| > | faculty. Participates in performance improvement activities in the department. The Principal Nuclear | ||||
| > | Medicine Fusion Technologist advanced responsibilities can include, yet are not limited to the foll | ||||
| > | owing: Demonstrate competency and participate in the lead/coordinator role. Active participation in | ||||
| > | an annual performance improvement project or active participation in NM Quality Assurance/Radiation | ||||
| > | Safety meetings. Demonstrate competency and the ability to instruct three or more of the specialty p | ||||
| > | rocedures, in addition to performing the procedures without direction. Active participation in clini | ||||
| > | cal protocol development, maintenance, improvement and implementation. Active participation in resea | ||||
| > | rch protocol development, maintenance and implementation. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Nuclear Medicine Technologist position is an 8-hour work schedule with variable hours, rotating |
| > | weekend shifts at various UCSF locations. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications (All Levels): - Graduate of an accredited (JRCNMT) Nuclear Medicine program | 4 | |||
| > | - CTNM certification (NMTCB or ARRT-N) - California State License (CDPH – Certified Nuclear Medicine | ||||
| > | Technologist) - Post-primary CT certification (ARRT-CT or NMTCB-CT) required for Fusion positions - | ||||
| > | BLS (CPR) certification - Flexibility in scheduling, ability to rotate to all locations and shifts | ||||
| > | and provide coverage for weekends and holidays. Required experience by Level: - Staff: Less than 3 y | ||||
| > | ears Nuclear Medicine experience. - Senior: Minimum 3 years Nuclear Medicine experience. Teaching: D | ||||
| > | emonstrate competency to teach routine and specialty exams to newer NM Technologists. Mentorship: ab | ||||
| > | ility to provide guidance, advice and direction to less experienced Technologist. Be able to perform | ||||
| > | all routine clinical PET/CT exams and at least 2 of the 5 specialty PET/CT exams independently: (PE | ||||
| > | T/CT with Multiphase CT, Pediatric, Cardiac, Neuro, Research) - Principal: Minimum 7 years Nuclear M | ||||
| > | edicine + 3 years CT experience. Ability to learn and instruct specialty procedures within 6 months. | ||||
| > | Teaching: Demonstrate competency to teach routine and specialty exams to newer NM Technologists. Me | ||||
| > | ntorship: ability to provide guidance, advice and direction to less experienced Technologist. Demons | ||||
| > | trated leadership/coordination experience. Be able to perform all routine clinical PET/CT exams and | ||||
| > | at least 3 of the 5 specialty PET/CT exams independently: (PET/CT with Multiphase CT, Pediatric, Car | ||||
| > | diac, Neuro, Research). | ||||
| 5 | The technologist must be able to work safely in an acute care setting and be able to interact accor | ||||
| > | dingly with anesthesia and/or other patient care departments that visit the Nuclear Medicine environ | ||||
| > | ment. Collects, prepares and analyzes biologic specimens and prepares data for interpretation. Respo | ||||
| > | nsible for performing radiation safety and quality control procedures on all Nuclear Medicine equipm | ||||
| > | ent as required by the department. Participates in orientation and training of assigned staff, stude | ||||
| > | nts, residents, and faculty. Participates in performance improvement activities in the department. | ||||
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| 7 | The Principal Nuclear Medicine Fusion Technologist advanced responsibilities can include, yet are n | ||||
| > | ot limited to the following: | ||||
| 8 | * Demonstrate competency and participate in the lead/coordinator role. | ||||
| 9 | * Active participation in an annual performance improvement project or active participation in NM Q | ||||
| > | uality Assurance/Radiation Safety meetings. | ||||
| 10 | * Demonstrate competency and the ability to instruct three or more of the specialty procedures, in | ||||
| > | addition to performing the procedures without direction. | ||||
| 11 | * Active participation in clinical protocol development, maintenance, improvement and implementatio | ||||
| > | n. | ||||
| 12 | * Active participation in research protocol development, maintenance and implementation. | ||||