Nuclear Med Technician, Nuclear Medicine, Per Diem, Days

ABOUT MARINHEALTH Are you looking for a place where you are empowered to bring innovation to reality? Join MarinHealth, an integrated, independent healthcare system with deep roots throughout the North Bay. With a world-class physician and clinical team, an affiliation with UCSF Health, an ever-expanding network of clinics, and a new state-of-the-art hospital, MarinHealth is growing quickly. MarinHealth comprises MarinHealth Medical Center, a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae, and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. We attract healthcare’s most talented trailblazers who appreciate having the best of both worlds: the pioneering medicine of an academic medical center combined with an independent hospital's personalized, caring touch.  MarinHealth is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Healthgrades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others.  Company: Marin General Hospital dba MarinHealth Medical Center Compensation Range: $79.70 - $105.11 Work Shift: 10 Hour (days) (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 Job Description Summary: Performs the full spectrum of nuclear medicine procedures following hospital policies and protocol ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. Provide quality patient care ensuring service excellence as evidenced by patient satisfaction scores and testimonials. Ensures protection of patient privacy rights under HIPAA and other applicable policies and/or regulations Job Requirements, Prerequisites and Essential Functions: Job Specifications: Education: Graduate of accredited school of nuclear medicine technology Experience: Minimum of one year’s experience as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Must be able to perform all diagnostic studies and procedures performed in the Nuclear Medicine departments of MarinHealth. License and Certifications: Basic Life Support Required at hire Radiologic Health Nuclear Med Required at hire Integrative Agitation Management (IAM) Required within 30 days of hire Prerequisite Skills: Ability to perform all studies and procedures provided in the Nuclear Medicine Department according to applicable standards and protocol, ensuring patient safety Demonstrated knowledge in all protocols for the handling and disposal of radioactive materials Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. The incumbent must demonstrate the knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and posses 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 hospital and/or departmental policies and procedures Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills essential to ensure service excellence in patient care and intra- and interdepartmental relationships Demonstrated ability to document clearly and correctly to ensure accurate patient records and other required documentation of work performed Demonstrated knowledge of decontamination procedures to the extent that incumbent can responded appropriately and effectively in the event of a radiation accident Demonstrated experience in implementing and following radiation safety procedures Primary Customer Served (Age Specific Criteria): () Infants: Birth up to 1 year () Toddlers: 1 up to 3 years () Preschool Children: 3 up to 6 years () School Age Children: 6 up to 12 years () Adolescents: 12 up to 18 years (X) Early Adults: 18 up to 45 years (X) Middle Adults: 45 up to 61 years (X) Late Adults: 61 up to 80 years (X) Late, Late Adults: 80 years and up Employees in this position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or service based on the physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned service area Patient Privacy (HIPAA Compliance): Employees in this position have access to protected health information. The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographic information, date of service information, insurance/billing information, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be contained in patient records. This position requires this patient health information in order to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description. Duties And Responsibilities: Essential (Not Modifiable) Assures delivery of safe, high quality Nuclear Medicine services by: Assessing patient status and identifying patient care requirements relative to the patient’s age-specific needs and then providing the care needed Performing all nuclear medicine procedures within established procedures and protocols, and with a demonstrated high level of technical expertise Resolving equipment, supply and patient relations’ problems to ensure clinically sound treatment and patient satisfaction Participating in staff, departmental, safety, infection and haz-mat control in-services and meetings Documenting all diagnostic studies or other patient procedures and other relevant information per department and hospital policy/procedure and professionally established protocols Maintaining required patient records, reports, statistics, files and documents required for effective operation Performing all nuclear medicine procedures according to hospital policy, procedures and established protocol with a consistently high level of technical expertise Preparing