State of Washington Classified Job Specification
NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST LEAD
Definition
Lead nuclear medicine technologists; perform complex nuclear medicine examinations of patients such as bicycle stress radionuclide ventriculogram, treadmill cardiac perfusion, and pharmacologic stress cardiac perfusion; provide expertise to support nuclear medicine clinical services; monitor equipment status; present inservices and instruction on examinations.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Regularly assign, instruct, and check the work of others. Under general direction, exercise advanced technical knowledge in a specific area of expertise such as clinical computer application or examination protocol development.
Typical Work
Regularly assign, instruct, and check the work of others; provide feedback on performance;
Assist with the instruction of fellows, residents, technologists and students in clinical application and techniques;
Review and report daily operational status of equipment, initiate repair service calls; document malfunctions;
Assist in completion of cost analyses and budget monitoring and planning;
Initiate orders for supplies and equipment;
Present general and specialty area inservices;
Perform the duties of nuclear medicine technologists;
Perform related duties as required.
Legal Requirement(s)
Certification as a Radiologic Technologist - Nuclear Medicine in the state of Washington.
Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
Desirable Qualifications
Certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in Nuclear Medicine AND one year of experience as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist II
OR
Equivalent education/experience.
Class Specification History
Revise class, July 14, 2000.
Revise class. Revises class code (formerly 6412), general revision; adopted May 10, 2007, effective July 1, 2007
Revised Legal Requirements; effective June 6, 2024, due to adopted legislative action.