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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. | ||||
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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 or years Nuclear Medicine experience +1 year C | ||||
| > | T experience. Teaching: Demonstrate competency to teach routine and specialty exams to newer NM Tech | ||||
| > | nologists. Mentorship: ability to provide guidance, advice and direction to less experienced Technol | ||||
| > | ogist. Be able to perform all routine clinical PET/CT exams and at least 2 of the 5 specialty PET/CT | ||||
| > | exams independently: (PET/CT with Multiphase CT, Pediatric, Cardiac, Neuro, Research) - Principal: | ||||
| > | Minimum 7 years Nuclear Medicine + 3 years CT experience. Ability to learn and instruct specialty pr | ||||
| > | ocedures within 6 months. Teaching: Demonstrate competency to teach routine and specialty exams to n | ||||
| > | ewer NM Technologists. Mentorship: ability to provide guidance, advice and direction to less experie | ||||
| > | nced Technologist. Demonstrated leadership/coordination experience. Be able to perform all routine c | ||||
| > | linical PET/CT exams and at least 3 of the 5 specialty PET/CT exams independently: (PET/CT with Mult | ||||
| > | iphase CT, Pediatric, Cardiac, Neuro, Research). PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Prefer recent work expe | ||||
| > | rience in an acute care setting. - Prefer ACLS. - Prefer a bachelor’s degree in science, or equivale | ||||
| > | nt credentials. | ||||
| 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. | ||||