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Job Description
Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2033.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 75,960.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 36.00
- Currently, there are 19,650 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nuclear Medicine Technologists”.
Also Known As…
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Supervisor Nuclear Medicine
- Staff Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Radiation Safety Officer
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Nuclear Med Tech)
- Nuclear Medicine PET-CT Technologist (Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography Technologist)
- Nuclear Cardiology Technologist
- Lead Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Lead Nuc Med Tech)
- Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT)
- Radioisotope Technologist
- Radioisotope Technician
- Nuclear Medicine Technician
- Nuclear Medical Technologist
- Medical Radiation Dosimetrist
- Isotope Technologist
- Isotope Technician
- Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Tasks for “Supervisor Nuclear Medicine”
- Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
- Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
- Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
- Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.
- Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.
- Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
- Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.
- Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
- Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.
- Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
- Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
- Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
- Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.
- Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
- Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
- Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
- Record and process results of procedures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Triple-head gamma cameras
- Digital ratemeters
- Radiation uptake detectors
- Specimen collection containers
- Gamma scintillation counters
- Radiation shielding lead vests
- Radiation protection eyewear
- Strip chart recorders
- Desktop computers
- Radiation shielding lead aprons
- Blood drawing syringes
- Computed tomography CT scanners
- Spectrometers
- Medical single photo emission computed tomography SPECT equipment
- Large-field gamma cameras
- Laptop computers
- Wipe test counters
- Ultrasound bone density scanners
- Dose calibrators
- Ion chamber survey meters
- Pulse oximeters
- Surgical masks
- Metal laboratory tongs
- Safety goggles
- Intramuscular hypodermic needles
- Intravenous IV sets
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Medical gamma cameras
- Beta vial shields
- Geiger-Mueller meters
- Dual channel spectrometer systems
- Medical positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Automated blood pressure cuffs
- Medical image laser printers
- Infusion pumps
- Rotating gamma cameras
- Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Microhematocrit centrifuges
- Radiation measurement phantoms
- Peripheral intravenous catheters
- Oxygen delivery regulators
- Radiation survey meters
- Linear accelerator collimator equipment
- Well counters
- Automated multisample liquid scintillation counters
- Radiation monitoring film badges
- Single positron emission computed tomography SPECT calibration phantoms
- Syringe shields
- Finger film badges
- Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
- Mobile gamma cameras
- Scintillation crystal detectors
- Positron emission tomography PET calibration phantoms
- Thermoluminescent dosimeters
- Patient positioning blocks
- Radiation shielding gloves
- Dual headed gamma cameras
- Automatic film developing equipment
- Personal computers
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- Medovation RadRunner
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Gamma camera software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Radiopharmacy inventory databases