Nuclear Medicine Technologist IV

Nuclear Medicine Technologist IV

Job ID: req3306
Employee Type: exempt full-time
Division: Clinical Research Program
Facility: NIH
Location: NIH Campus 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

The Frederick National Laboratory is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.  The lab addresses some of the most urgent and intractable problems in the biomedical sciences in cancer and AIDS, drug development and first-in-human clinical trials, applications of nanotechnology in medicine, and rapid response to emerging threats of infectious diseases.

Accountability, Compassion, Collaboration, Dedication, Integrity and Versatility; it's the FNL way.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Within Leidos Biomedical Research Inc. (operator of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research), the Clinical Research Directorate (CRD) provides clinical supervision of programs at the clinical end of the research spectrum. The quality assurance programs provide the required autonomy and transparency of Good Manufacturing Practice quality assurance operations. CRD also provides operational support for clinical research and supports clinical trials management, regulation, pharmacovigilance, and protocol development/protocol navigations. These support services include dedicated clinical research professionals who provide patient care to clinical trial participants at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, and other research services that support the domestic and international clinical research initiatives of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and several other institutes within NIH. CRD’s support services are strategically aligned with its mission to provide comprehensive, dedicated support to assist NIH researchers in providing the highest quality of clinical research in compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines, maintaining data integrity, protecting human subjects, and helping to advance scientific clinical research. CRD facilitates the conduct of NIH-sponsored clinical trials that investigate the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, influenza, HIV, infectious diseases and emerging health challenges like Ebola virus and COVID-19, parasitic infections, heart, lung and blood disorders, and rare and neglected diseases. CRD’s collaborative approach to clinical research support and the expertise and dedication of staff to the continuation and success of CRD’s mission has contributed to improving the overall standards of public health on a global scale.

The Clinical Research Directorate (CRD) provides comprehensive imaging services to the Molecular Imaging Branch (MIB), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI).

KEY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operates SPECT/CT equipment for purposes of dosimetry for radionuclide therapies
  
• Assists in the analysis of SPECT/CT dosimetry data
  
• Performs routine maintenance for PET and PET/CT equipment
  
• Operates computer software on PET and PET/CT scanner/computer systems
  
• Updates computer databases with information on new radiopharmaceutical doses
  
• Identifies malfunctions of scanners and computer systems and take necessary corrective action
  
• Performs daily quality control and calibration of scanners, well counters and blood analysis equipment
  
• Quality review administrative procedures prior to dispensing radiopharmaceutical doses
  
• Maintains records that pertain to radiopharmaceutical doses
  
• Executes quality control measures to ensure the accuracy of radiopharmaceutical doses
  
• Performs swipe tests of the radiopharmacy
  
• Performs constancy tests on dose calibrators
  
• Performs radiopharmaceutical quality control testing on kit preparations
  
• Calculates and draws radiopharmaceutical doses for human patients clinical and research studies
  
• Performs advanced, computer-based SPECT and PET scans on Clinical Center patients and experimental animals. These procedures include computer data acquisition and processing of brain and body PET scans using a wide variety of radiopharmaceuticals, image construction and display, scanner calibration, region of interest analysis, computer data transfer and archiving, and operation of ancillary PET laboratory equipment
  
• Participates in the planning and execution of PET research projects in patients and animals.  Some of this work may occur outside of normal business hours
  
• Recommends techniques for streamlining and improving clinical and research protocol methods for obtaining PET images and blood radioactivity data
  
• Performs PET radiopharmacy functions to include receiving radiopharmaceuticals products, calculating and drawing radiopharmaceutical doses for patients and for animal studies, verifying that appropriate administrative procedures have been followed before dispensing a dose, maintaining all records that pertain to doses, dispensing samples for quality control, establishing assays, performing pyrogen tests, sending samples for sterility testing, and performing swipe tests on dose calibrators
  
• Writes descriptions of new clinical and/or research protocols
  
• Prepares data and images for research presentations and publications
  
• Develops procedure manuals to ensure proper performance of tests
  
• Develops progress reports
  
• Develops new SPECT and PET methods, procedures, and guidelines
  
• Plans and executes SPECT, PET, and PET/CT clinical and research protocol projects
  
• Performs SPECT, PET, and PET/CT imaging procedures
  
• Recommends techniques for streamlining and improving SPECT, PET, and PET/CT clinical and research protocol methods
  
• Modifies standard operating procedures to obtain useful SPECT, PET, and PET/CT scans
  
• Quality review of administrative procedures prior to each study
  
• Prepares detailed written descriptions of procedures for new clinical and/or research protocols to be used by other technologists when performing these procedures
  
• Updates existing descriptions of clinical research procedures
  
• Makes available written instructions, reference materials, and supplies
  
• Assists in the preparation of data and images for use in research presentations and publications
  
• Assists in the determination of absorbed doses based on dosimetry measurements
  
• Develops new methods and procedures or substantially modifies existing guidelines to resolve technical problems and memorializes these as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  
• This position is located in Bethesda, Maryland
  

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

• Possession of a (CHEA) Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university and/or the completion of accredited state certification in Radiology Technology, Nuclear Medicine Technology, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) from a professional program approved by a legally designated state accrediting agency at the time the program was completed.
  
• Must possess current state MRI or PET/CT licensure, CRT and CPR certifications, Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT), American Registry of Radiologic Technologist – Nuclear Medicine AART (N)
• Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency
  
• In addition to educational requirements, a minimum eight (8) years of experience in Nuclear Medicine including two (2) years of experience in Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography PET/CT
  
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:

• Experience performing SPECT/CT and PET scans for oncology indications
  
• Experience administering radionuclide therapies such as Lutathera and Xofigo
  
• Experience with drawing Regions of Interest on images for clinical or research purposes

JOB HAZARDS

• This position is subject to working with or have potential for exposure to infectious material, requiring medical clearance and immunizations
• This position is subject to atmospheric conditions that would require the usage of a respirator, requiring a medical clearance
• This position is subject to working with radioactive material and requires to become an approved radiation worker

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) | Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) | Drug Free Workplace (DFW)

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