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Description
**$7,500 Starting Bonus available for eligible external talent**
1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period)
8-hour day shifts (Monday-Friday)
No weekends
ADIT Union Represented Position
Performs diagnostic imaging in Nuclear Medicine areas as directed by providers and or radiologist, providing timely and quality service to patient. Follows Department policies for using radioactive materials to maintain a safe, efficient, and economical environment. Interacts with patients to welcome, explain and respond to questions and concerns during and following the procedure.
Principle Responsibilities:
- Complete procedures in compliance with physician orders and department guidelines
Identifies patient with two identifiers. - Documents accurately all needed aspects of the procedure.
- Observes and communicates with patient, responding to needs.
- Maintains safe patient environment in procedure area.
- Safely manages and administers radioactive materials following policies of Nuclear Medicine department and Minnesota Department of Health.
- Performs procedures with high degree of accuracy.
- Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of all diagnostic equipment.
- Maintains work knowledge and competence.
- Gathers all relevant information to assist in interpretation of images.
- Verifies all imaging has appropriately transferred to imaging storage and retrieval system.
- Provides accurate clerical function.
- Uses Excellian (electronic medical record).
- Understands the Enterprise Medical Imaging/Picture Archiving Communication System.
- Ensures all documentation is complete post procedure.
- Communicates with supervisor and team.
- Reports problems, issues or ideas.
- Provides assistance, ideas and information to support the work of others.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Vocational or Technical Training graduate of an accredited School of Nuclear Medicine Technology or
- Vocational or Technical Training graduate of an accredited School of Radiologic Technology
Licenses/Certifications
- Registered Technologist - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) NMTCB upon hire required or
- Registered Technologist - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) Registry eligible upon hire required and
- Registered Technologist - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) Must become registered within 1 Year required
- Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
- Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)
Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), up to 25 lbs. frequently
