Nuclear Medicine Specialist/consultant (ft)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
A nuclear medicine technologist performs nuclear imaging tests like PET (positron emission tomography) scans and SPECT (single-photon emission computed tomography) scans on patients. These tests help doctors diagnose diseases.
The technologist prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals before beginning a scan—radioactive drugs that patients receive orally, by injection, or through inhalation. These drugs allow doctors to see abnormal areas of the body. Nuclear medicine studies include brain, thyroid, bone, cardiac, lung, kidney, and liver scans.
Some of the Responsibilities include:
Compensation: Highly competitive salary & comprehensive benefits package. All interested and experienced
Physicians are particularly encouraged to apply for the post with an updated CV.
The technologist prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals before beginning a scan—radioactive drugs that patients receive orally, by injection, or through inhalation. These drugs allow doctors to see abnormal areas of the body. Nuclear medicine studies include brain, thyroid, bone, cardiac, lung, kidney, and liver scans.
Some of the Responsibilities include:
- Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
- Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
- Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.
- Check the quality of diagnostic images.
- Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff.
- Verify that medical activities or operations meet standards.
- Determine protocols for medical procedures.
- Interpret imaging data and confer with other medical specialists to formulate diagnoses.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients.
- Prescribe medications.
- Review procedure requests and patients' medical histories to determine the applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used.
- Verify the accuracy of patient information.
Compensation: Highly competitive salary & comprehensive benefits package. All interested and experienced
Physicians are particularly encouraged to apply for the post with an updated CV.
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1432493
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned