What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nuclear Med Tech Lead position at HENRY MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL?
Job Summary:
Under oversight of the Manager and/or Director of Imaging Services, the Lead Nuclear Medicine Technologist provides patient care services utilizing Nuclear Medicine equipment to provide diagnostic and therapeutic Nuclear Medicine services in compliance with regulatory requirements. The lead provides assistance to other technologists and is the primary point of contact for resolving issues and answering questions. The lead assists in daily operational activities and workflow and is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the modality.
Licensure and Certification:
- Current California CNMT license
- Current NMTCB Certificate or Current ARRT(N) Certificate
- Current BLS provider card
Education:
- Completion of accredited Nuclear Medicine program
Experience:
- Five (5) years office or hospital experience as a Nuclear Medicine Tech.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
- Ability to work flexible schedules as needed
- Strong organizational skills
- Problem solving skills
- Basic computer skills
Physical Demands - Patient Care:
- Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
- Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
- Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
- Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
- Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
- Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
- Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
Key for Physical Demands | |
Continuous | 66 to 100% of the time |
Frequent | 33 to 65% of the time |
Occasional | 0 to 32% of the time |