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Company: MedStar Health
Location: Frederick, MD
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Not specified
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About the Job

General Summary of Position
Performs cardiac nuclear testing to assure high-quality care and service to patients.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities


  • Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
  • Actively participates in quality assurance program by completing all requirements to maintain ICANL accreditation.
  • Ensures equipment is readily available by coordinating preventive maintenance programs and scheduling emergency service calls in order to maintain an efficient patient schedule.
  • Maintains a regulatory/compliance environment by following organizational policies and procedures to ensure compliance to state local and federal standards and regulations.
  • Maintains daily patient schedule in collaboration with other staff members. Ensures correct doses of radioisotopes and pharmacologic stress agents are ordered and appropriately invoiced by communicating with approved vendors.
  • Maintains log of patient data and stored images by entering correct patient demographic information and archiving studies to ensure complete and accurate records are maintained.
  • Performs cardiac nuclear testing by following ICANL guidelines to ensure high-quality diagnostic studies are performed.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Performs quality controls daily weekly and quarterly to the nuclear camera hot lab equipment and crash cart.
  • Prepares preliminary diagnostic reports by compiling relevant measurements and data to provide summary reports for physician review interpretation and signature.
  • Provides patient instructions answers questions relating to scheduled procedures and obtains informed consent for the ordered testing to ensure quality care.
  • Recognizes and alerts the physician to abnormal patient response and studies by immediately contacting the physician to discuss and assist with appropriate next steps.
  • Sends diagnostic reports or copies of MPI studies when required to ensure timely communication of patient data to referring physicians.
    • Minimal Qualifications
    Education
    • Associate's degree in Nuclear Medicine required and
    • Bachelor's degree preferred
    Experience
    • Post-graduation experience in a licensed facility performing all aspects of cardiac nuclear testing preferred
    Licenses and Certifications
    • Certified Microbiologists-NRCM Current Nuclear license with the NRC or State of Maryland ACLS required and
    • CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required and
    • Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.
    Knowledge Skills and Abilities
    • Demonstrated effective communication and problem-solving skills.

    This position has a hiring range of

    USD $35.68 - USD $64.71 /Hr.


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