Nuclear Med Tech -  Texas Health Huguley- operated as joint venture between Texas Health Resources and AdventHealth

Location Address: 11801 South Fwy., Burleson, TX  76028

Top Reasons to Work At Texas Health Huguley, Burleson, TX

• Our care for patients extend to the spiritual level by praying with patients and families and providing on call, 24 hours, 7 days a week Chaplains for spiritual support.

• Award winning facility and departments including âœGreat Place to Work❠by Beckerâ™s Hospital Review and Gallup.
• Work with the latest technology and top experts including âœDaisy Award❠recipients while on the way to Magnet statusâ”2020.
• Amazing medical benefits through Aetna plus an onsite full-service fitness center.
• Growth opportunities designed for each employee.
• Located about 10 minutes from downtown Fort Worth and near TCU in the award-winning school district, Burleson ISD which also provides a low-cost of living.  

Work Hours/Shift:

PRN, as needed

Must be available to take at least one weekend night shift per month (6pm-6:30am) and be available to cover shifts during the weeknights. 

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Assists physicians and performs quality Radiographic procedures at a level of competence not requiring constant supervision of technical detail.  Work is stressful and heavy in nature.  Moves Mobile X-ray equipment throughout hospital, lifts, turns and stoops while moving patients.

• Maintains radiation protection standards for patients, employees and self during exposures as outlined in the State of Texas Regulations for Control of Radiation.

• Establishes appropriate technical factors, positions patients properly, collimates to area of interest, utilizes proper film size and labels radiographs correctly.

• Utilizes lead-blockers, aprons, gloves and cones during exposures as evidenced by films and noted by supervisor.

• Administers appropriate diagnostic contrast media as directed, i.e., intravenous, oral, rectal, etc.

• Documents incidents, reactions and/or unusual occurrences at time of incident.

• Identifies patient according to name band and verbally verifies name when possible.

• Stocks X-ray rooms with required supply items as listed in rooms and monitored by supervisor.

• Accepts responsibilities in darkroom, office, distribution and filing of X-ray reports as required by work demand.

• Is active in process improvement for the Radiology Department.

• The nuclear medicine technologist must perform numerous quality control procedures in accordance with standards set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Texas Office of Radiation Control.

• Performs and evaluates daily quality control floods on all gamma cameras to ensure that they meet standards set by manufacturers and takes appropriate action when out-of -range results occur.

• Has full knowledge of use of dos calibrator to assay prepared doses to ensure correct dosage to patients.

• Uses safe practices when injections of Radioisotope is used.

• Has responsibility of ordering appropriate radiopharmaceutical from the Nuclear Pharmacy.

• Demonstrates ability to use decontamination procedures in case of "spill" in accordance to NRC guidelines.

• Responsible for correct disposal of radioactive wastes in accordance with NRC guidelines.

• Accurately monitors the work area for radioactive contamination and documents daily.

• Performs daily QC on lab equipment and documents according to HRS standards.

• Verifies QC on all doses prior to injection to ensure tagging efficiency.

• Maintains dose dispersement records for administration of correct dose and dose disposal as required by HRS.

• Regularly reviews the requisitions received during the shift to schedule properly and most efficiently during the shift.

• Regularly reviews the status of arriving patients to utilize equipment and time to maximum.

• Exhibits flexibility and willingness to make changes to improve quantity and quality of procedures as observed by director.

• Accepts responsibility for supervising students as they rotate through assigned area.

What You Will Need:

• 4 year Degree or higher

• Registered CNMT and/or ARRT (N)

• Must have State of Texas license for Nuclear Medicine.

• At least three years of experience as CNMT.

• Current BLS Certification and/or ACLS or equivalent

Job Summary:

The Nuclear Medicine Technologist II is responsible for performing all tasks related to the use of Radiopharmaceutical injections for diagnostic imaging.