Cardiac PET CT Technologist - Florida Heart and Vascular

## Position Summary **About Orlando Health: Florida Heart and Vascular:** Orlando Health Medical Group FHV Health is a multispecialty physician group bringing together specialists in cardiology, vascular surgery and primary care. With practice locations throughout Lake, Sumter and Marion counties, FHV Health offers community access to recognized heart and vascular experts together with leading-edge medical innovation and technology. Working as a team across cardiovascular and multispecialty disciplines, physicians are committed to detecting diseases earlier and treating them more effectively, providing the best-possible individualized plan of care for each patient. Orlando Health Medical Group FHV Health is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve. Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you. **Position Summary**PET CT Technologists are direct patient caregivers. Perform dose preparation and administration functions for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purpose; perform patient procedures, process, and enhance images, and prepare images for interpreting physician to view. ## Qualifications **Education/Training**• Graduate of an approved school of Nuclear Medicine Technology. **Licensure/Certification** • Must meet ONE of the following in totality: \* Maintains current certification as both a Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) AND Positron Emission Tomography (PET) by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB); OR \* Maintains current certification in both American Registry of Radiology Technologists in Nuclear Medicine (ARRT) (N); AND Positron Emission Tomography (PET) by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) • Must meet ALL of the following: \* Maintains current Florida State License as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist and Computed Tomography (CT) Technologist. \* Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification. **Experience**• Must have knowledge of Nuclear Medicine, PET, and CT equipment, procedures, and radiation safety. ## Responsibilities **Essential Functions**• Performs diagnostic nuclear medicine, therapeutic nuclear medicine, PET scanning, diagnostic CT, cardiac stress lab functions, and radiopharmacy functions as required.• Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintains a demeanor complimentary to quality care.• Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures.• Adheres to Orlando Health mission statement and strategic imperatives.• Performs all nuclear medicine dynamic, static and functional, PET, and diagnostic CT procedures required by specific studies.• Performs SPECT, SPECT CT, PET, PET CT, and diagnostic CT imaging as required by guidelines or physician order.• Performs PET and diagnostic CT imaging on a rotational basis as outlined in written procedures or directed by interpreting physician, as required.• Performs all computer acquisition, and processing and documentation as required by procedure.• Performs quality control on all Nuclear Medicine instrumentation as outlined by written procedure or manufactures guidelines.• Orders and administers radiopharmaceuticals including positron emitters as require…