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We are looking for a Nuclear Medicine Technician (medical radio-oncology technologist, Nuclear Medicine option) to join our teams at Hôpital UIR.

The nuclear medicine technician welcomes and prepares the patient, performs the SPECT/CT or PET-CT imaging acquisitions prescribed by nuclear medicine physicians, and ensures the quality of the images, while respecting patient safety and radiation protection.

Your main tasks will include:

Performing procedures: Execute technological and medical procedures specific to medical imaging and nuclear medicine according to medical prescriptions.
Data processing: Process, analyze, optimize, and archive digital images and data using dedicated computer tools.

A. Patient Care and Management

• Welcome, identify, inform, and reassure the patient about the course of the examination or treatment.
• Collect and verify all clinical and administrative data (examination form conformity, identity verification, allergy screening, presence of prostheses or implants, pregnancy status, fasting, blood sugar, hydration, adherence to protocol instructions) and screen for potential pregnancy or breastfeeding.
• Monitor the patient during the waiting period and the duration of the examination, and report any incident to the doctor.
• Provide information, support, and listening to the patient and their relatives.
• Monitor the patient after the examination and ensure compliance with the decay time of the injected radionuclide according to protocols defined by the medical physicist, and report any incident to the doctor.

B. Technical Mastery, Radiation Protection, and Data Management

Acquisition or Processing Position

• Prepare the equipment, check treatment plan parameters before each session.
• Position the patient according to the treatment sheet and perform the acquisition.
• Intervene in case of alarm or interruption and alert the medical physicist in case of deviation or anomaly.

Data Management and Traceability

• Fill in the patient record and treatment sheet: doses delivered, imaging, incidents.
• Participate in daily and periodic quality controls of equipment, according to protocols defined by the medical physicist, and alert in case of parameter deviation according to indicators provided by the physicist.
• Participate in the commissioning, manufacturer training, and writing of procedures before the service opens.
• Ensure the traceability of procedures, administered/delivered doses, and coding of examinations before their performance.
• Ensure the archiving, filing, transmission, and availability of patient data and images on the network (PACS/RIS/HIS).

Quality, Radiation Protection, and Patient Safety

• Apply radiation protection rules for patients, staff, and the public (wearing dosimeter, zoning, access procedures for treatment rooms, exit procedures from the department).
• Systematically verify patient identity, prescription, and injected dose before each session (double check).
• Report any adverse event or near miss in the risk management system, and participate in lessons learned.
• Comply with hygiene, infection prevention, and patient handling procedures.
• Contribute to accreditation and/or certification processes undertaken by the hospital: application of procedures, traceability, active participation in internal audits.

C. Maintenance, Hygiene, and Equipment Management

• Ensure the maintenance, cleaning, disinfection, and first-level quality control of equipment.
• Detect, report, and record any anomaly, breakdown, or equipment malfunction to management and the biomedical department.
• Ensure strict compliance with hospital hygiene, asepsis, and safety standards in examination, treatment, and preparation rooms.

D. Quality Approach, Training, and Integration

• Evaluate, adapt, and optimize professional practices in their field of activity.
• Identify, analyze, and report risks or adverse events; participate in defining corrective/preventive actions.
• Participate in initial and continuous training, supervision, and integration of interns and new staff.
• Actively participate in department meetings and training sessions organized by the institution.

Required profile :

• Bachelor's degree + 3 years (License / Specialized Technician Diploma in Medical Imaging or equivalent)
• Diploma in Medical Imaging Technologist / Radiology Technician (option or internship in Nuclear Medicine if available)
• 2 years or more of experience preferred in PET and SPECT Nuclear Medicine
• Technical & scientific skills: Mastery of nuclear medicine techniques (PET-CT, SPECT-CT).
• Mastery of radiation protection rules and regulations concerning ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.
• Mastery of software and IT systems dedicated to radiology, nuclear medicine, and hospital management (RIS, PACS, HIS, OIS).
• In-depth knowledge of hospital hygiene, medical equipment, anatomy, and physiology.
• Professional aptitudes & personal qualities: Rigor, availability, punctuality, and organizational skills.
• Strong sense of responsibility, autonomy, and teamwork.
• Human and interpersonal skills, and ability to listen to the patient.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team (doctors, physicists, caregivers, technicians).
• Strict adherence to medical ethics and deontology.