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UVA Health - Northern Virginia and Culpeper is Hiring a Nuclear Medicine Tech-PRN Near Culpeper, VA
As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people’s lives every day.
JOB TYPEClassification: Nonexempt
Supervises Positions: No
Job SummaryWorks in concert with the radiologists to obtain high quality images and provide exceptional patient care.
Patient Care: Ensures patient safety and comfort while in the radiology department.
- Explains the procedure and post-procedure orders to the patient to gain cooperation and minimize anxiety.
- Prioritizes workflow in regard to patient condition and ensures patients’ arrival and departure occur in a timely manner.
- Provides an atmosphere conducive to gain the patient's cooperation and confidence.
- Utilizes data received from patient satisfaction and practice performance results to identify opportunities to improve and participates in the planning and improvement process.
- Cleans examination surfaces between patients.
- Provides clean linen including sheets, gowns, pillowcases, and towels.
- Immediately cleans spills following universal precautions.
- Properly stores accessory equipment when not in use.
- Shares and initiates regular and professional communication with co-workers.
- Facilitates and participates in regular staff meetings.
- Maintains sterile equipment and fields.
- Adjusts cameras to obtain the proper density and contrast.
- Performs any necessary warm-up and quality control procedures on the equipment.
- Uses protocols to obtain images of internal structures.
- Critiques images for quality and makes necessary judgments to determine if repeat is necessary.
Experience: 2 years of experience as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist preferred. Refer to the Life Support Training Policy for additional details.
Licensure: ARRT-N and/or NMTCB required.
Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skills validation and competency testing. Good communication skills. Working knowledge of various types of nuclear medicine equipment, able to adapt to new and various situations and procedures according to age of patient served. Has ability to interpret information to identify each patient’s requirements for care relative to his/her age-specific needs.
Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A
PHYSICAL DEMANDSPhysical Demand Code: 13A, Imaging
Work Function/Activity: Medium to Heavy Physical Demand
The job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling and reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive). Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills. Attention to detail and ability to write legibly. Ability to lift/push/pull up to 100 lbs. For any weight over 35 lbs., use Safe Handling Equipment. May be exposed to radiation. This job description may not include all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. It may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper.
Other
- May require the use of safety equipment, such as HEPA mask, for infection prevention: Yes
- On call responsibilities as directed: Yes
- Ability to travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed: Yes
Job Summary
Part Time
$93k-113k (estimate)
06/01/2024
06/18/2024
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