Job description

• Maintains standards & policies and patient care in the department.
• Ensures optimum utilization of resources and quality assurance in service delivery.
• Maintains a radioactively safe & infection free environment in the department.
• Calculate, measure and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used and disposed.
• Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
• Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.
• Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
• Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
• Disposal of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
• To be aware of radiation safety protocols and competent to implement them.
• To ensure safety of all patients during the procedures.
• Monitor radiation exposures, and assess environmental and personnel doses, evaluate safety of the activities and facilities and maintain a minimally radioactive environment.
• Respond to radiological emergencies and radioactive spills.
• Apply for regulatory licenses and registrations.
• Assist RSO in the survey and documentation.
• Train or supervise subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.
• Plans and provides health education to patients and relatives.
• Takes part in training and Staff Development Program.
• Record & reporting of all Nuclear medicine Department procedures correctly and promptly.
• Records and reports any losses and breakage of Machine.
• Provides Psychological support to patient and relatives.
• Reporting system to any incident to the concerned person.
• Maintains good interpersonal relationship with patient relatives colleague's co-workers and the department staff.
• Ability to motivate team to achieve goals. Co-staffs, Housekeeping Maintenance, Environmental Hygiene.
• Ability to handle, calm, an emotionally, sad, depressed, anxious patients & their relatives.
• Ability to calm patients who fear procedures & Equipment's etc.
• Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by Doctors, Supervisor, or head of the department.Role: Healthcare & Life Sciences - Other

Industry Type: Medical Services / Hospital

Department: Healthcare & Life Sciences

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: Healthcare & Life Sciences - Other

Education

UG: B.Sc/M.Sc in Nuclear Medicine