Nuclear Med Tech - PRN

The work location for this position is Lewiston, Idaho

This is a PRN position (On-Call - No Benefits) - you will receive an additional 15% PRN pay in lieu of benefits

Position Summary:

May administer Roentgen rays and radioactive substances and magnetic resonance.Operates imaging equipment, develops film. prepares exam room, equipment and supplies.Provides patient services using imaging modalities.

Primary (Essential) Duties:

• Follows the prescribed techniques in administering all types of procedures.
  
• Maintains working inventory of supplies.
  
• Prepares patient for procedures, explains procedure, assists patient to and from exam room.
  
• Prepares contrast agents.  Prepare other materials in accordance with procedure.
  
• Observes equipment and patient and reports unusual occurrences.
  
• Cleans and disinfects procedure room and equipment.
  
• Develops film in accordance with photographic techniques.
  
• Performs general office duties.
  
• Uses proper radiation safety techniques.
  
• May be required to perform in more than one modality.  Duties could be any three of: Diagnostic, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, and Angio.
  
• Transports patients.
  
• Performs quality control and quality assurance duties as assigned.
  
• Train other staff members as required.
  
• Assess equipment needs with Director.
  
• The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.

Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position.  While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must have registration and certification by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in Nuclear Medicine, or certification and registration with the ARRT in another modality (i.e. radiography, computed tomography, MRI, etc.) and documented training on the provision nuclear medicine examinations.
• Performance of job includes neo-natal, infant, pediatric, adult and geriatric patient care.  
• Current BLS on first day or to be assigned by the Learning Center