Nuclear Medicine Assistant

Us Heart and Vascular is in need of a Nuclear Medicine Assistant to join PIMA Heart and Vascular in the Tuscon, AZ.

Main Function: Assists with procedures performed on patients under the direction of a physician according to department protocol.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares stress rooms for procedures
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height and records information in patients’ charts.
• Position patients and equipment
• Cleans and disinfects instruments
• Inventories and orders medical supplies and materials
• Operates electrocardiograph (EKG), treadmill, and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test and schedule patients for tests
• Gives injections or treatments
• Screens telephone calls/emails
• Preps and perform Treadmill stress tests for patients.
• Returns patient phone calls
• Monitors NUC/PET schedules to maintain full schedules
• Start IVs and run nuclear cameras
• Travel required
• Safeguard the privacy of patient health information
• Other related duties may be assigned

Requirements:

• Completion of a Medical Assistant program
• Knowledge in medical terminology
• Ability to effectively communicate
• Cardiac Experience Preferred