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The incumbent will be responsible for providing a wide range of specialized nuclear medicine procedures while working within the guidelines from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Transportation, National Health Physics Program, Occupational Safety and Health Association. * Prepare, assay, and administer radiopharmaceutical doses by injection as prescribed. * Receive patients, explain procedure, answer questions relating to the procedure, position patient for all necessary views and tend to their comfort for the duration of the procedure. * Obtain pertinent clinical data from the patient, electronic chart, requisition, and interviewing the patient and/or family. * Operate nuclear medicine equipment such as PET/CT cameras, well counters, GM survey meters, and dose calibrators for various patient procedures. * Perform and process a full range of PET/CT diagnostic imaging procedures, including highly specialized computer assisted studies such as gated, tomographic, quantitative procedures. * Analyze procedure images for quality. Obtain additional images when necessary. * Correctly administer radioactive pharmaceuticals to patients. Utilizes necessary quality management methods of patient identification such as using two unique identifiers and using active rather than passive identification. * Demonstrate a thorough understanding of personnel requiring film badges. Read and understand the film badge exposure report. Determine exposure patterns and recommend actions to reduce exposure levels to public, radiation workers and self * Prepare studies for nuclear medicine physician's interpretation by insuring completeness of all forms involved in the procedure. Record appropriate data and related information on the proper patient worksheet and images. * Schedule patient procedures * Understand, utilize and practice the concepts of ALARA principal; maintaining radiation exposures as low as reasonably achievable * Assures that all Nuclear Medicine, Medical Center, VISN and Radiation Safety policies are effectively followed. * Participate in research projects involving Nuclear Medicine/PET studies, products, equipment and/or radiopharmaceuticals * Perform daily laboratory surveys, wipe tests and bio-assays. Recognize evidence of contamination and act accordingly to maintain ALARA principles. * Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: TBD at time of interview- This is an intermittent position Virtual: This is not a virtual position.