Major Responsibilities:

• Competently performs basic to intermediate nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including general and cardiac.
• Reviews patient's medical record to obtain necessary clinical information including patient history, lab results, and physician orders, obtains medical history from patients, and compares requisitions to physicians' orders to ensure exam accuracy.
• Prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals and procedural adjunctive medication by proper route per clinician prescription and according to approved exam parameters.  Competently performs venipuncture and placement of peripheral IV catheters for medication administration.  Accesses other vascular access devices, as determined by department training and need.  Follows correct procedures for handling radioactive materials.  Understands and implements ALARA measures.  Maintains accurate records of pharmaceutical doses.
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