Lead Nuclear Medicine Technologist at San Juan… · Location…

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

Lead Nuclear Medicine Technologists are entrusted to apply their education in the art of imaging the human body with radionuclides with the intent of providing excellent diagnostic images for the treatment of injury and disease.

Required Behaviors:

• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of a formal Radiologic Technology Program or Nuclear Medicine Program
• ARRT (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists) Registered
• NM State Certification for Radiologic Technology
• BLS Certification
• Physical demands: lifting a minimum of 50 pounds

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs all Nuclear Medicine procedures at a professional and technical level not requiring constant supervision utilizing industry standards

• Ascertains that DNV standards and specialty recommendations are met for the Nuclear Medicine department

• Understand the transfer and viewing of images through the P.A.C.S. system

• Understand the ordering system through the R.I.S. (Radiology Information System)

• Understand usage of Cerner EMR and order processing

• Understand usage of Direct Radiology offsite radiologist image transfer

• Coordinate Nuclear Medicine exams with radiologist or related physicians as needed

• Maintain, clean, and re-stock procedure rooms when needed

• Transportation of patients as needed

• Assumes responsibility for own personal continuing education and developmental needs

• Attends meetings, workshops and conventions to increase clinical skills

• Adheres to SJRMC dress code

• Maintains confidentiality of all hospital matters (i.e. HIPAA)

• Provide professional communication with staff and patients

• Conducts self in a professional manner consistent with the values of San Juan Regional Medical Center

• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:

                                                 **Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship**
  

• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:

• Exposure to radiation hazards through radiology procedures
• Exposure to body fluids through direct contact, IV procedures, infection and/or contagious diseases
• Must be physically able to lift move, push, or pull patients
• Provide multiple and directional guidance during procedures to patients with caring and compassion
• Interaction with potential verbally abusive patients