36315 Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center - Nuclear Medicine Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Full time first shift. Includes weekend, holiday and call. Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30 Join the St. Luke’s Medical Center Nuclear Medicine Team • Flexible 1st shift start times to support work‑life balance • Includes weekend, holiday, and call rotation • $6,000 sign‑on bonus • Loan repayment assistance up to $21,000 St. Luke’s is proud to be a Radiotherapy Center of Excellence—the only hospital in the Milwaukee area with this designation. Our team is at the forefront of theranostics, and we are the only Aurora hospital performing Lutathera therapy for the treatment of neuroendocrine cancer. Be part of a specialized Nuclear Medicine team where advanced work, innovation, and teamwork come together to make a real impact. Major Responsibilities: • Proficiently performs basic to advanced nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Must perform and be proficient with all of the following procedures if performed at assigned facility which include therapy, QMP, PET/CT, and nuclear pharmacist backup. • 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. • Injects patients with all radiopharmaceuticals used in procedures observing proper veni puncture techniques and complying with appropriate radiation safety considerations and techniques. Labels and dispenses Nuclear Pharmacy drugs per physician prescription. • Relays pertinent patient history information to appropriate staff and departments. • Post-processes images as directed and accurately identifies and labels images identifying patient name, medical record unit (MRU) number, and location or position of scan on all images. • Maintains records in accordance with various regulatory agencies and enters patient and study information into the radiology information system, and documents billing codes of procedures performed to ensure accurate patient charges. • Identifies equipment performance issues and performs equipment quality assurance tests and calibration procedures. Reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate staff. • Serves as a technical resource, role model and/or preceptor for students and staff. Acts as a resource to staff at own facility and throughout the system. • Facilitates clinical problem solving and collaborates with other departments to provide education on managing patients after procedures and any other imaging department processes and procedures. • Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique. • Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: • Nuclear Medicine Tech (N) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), or • Nuclear Medicine Technologist certification (CNMT) issued by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB), and • Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months. Education Required: • Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent knowledge) in Nuclear Medicine. Experience Required: • Typically requires 2 years of experience in a Nuclear Medicine Technologist role. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: • Advanced knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and radiation safety. • Advanced knowledge of Radioactive Materials Program Requirements (State of WI) DHS 157. • Proficient in IV and venipuncture. • Proficient ECG interpretation, heart rhythm recognition and pharmacological knowledge. • Excellent communication, interpersonal and patient service skills to work effectively with physicians, patients and other staff members. • Ability to work independently. • Intermediate computer skills. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, and twist throughout the workday. • Must be able to: - lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist. - lift up to 20 lbs. over the head. - carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance. • Must be able to: - push/pull with 30 lbs. of force. - perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present. • May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, and radiation hazards as well as blood and body fluids; therefore, personal protective equipment must be worn as necessary. • Must have clear speech, vision and hearing. • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties. 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