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  • Posted: Apr 22, 2020
    Deadline: May 5, 2020
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    Stellenbosch University is recognised as one of the four top research universities in South Africa. It takes pride in the fact that it has one of the country’s highest proportions of postgraduate students of which almost ten percent are international students. The University lies in the picturesque Jonkershoek Valley in the heart of the Western Cape...
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    Radiographer.

    Duties        
    To function as a Nuclear Medicine radiographer in the NII PET/ CT Unit. This includes but is not confined to:

    • Imaging of patients: including acquisition, processing, quality control, recording and back-up of acquired patient data;
    • Performing in-vitro (non-imaging) nuclear medicine procedures and tests on biological specimens;
    • Scheduling and managing workflows around patient scanning;
    • Advising and assisting in optimisation of patient preparation. Explaining test procedures and safety precautions to patients, escorts, and researchers;
    • Patient care, including interviewing; weight and height measurement; blood pressure measurement; blood glucose determination; general monitoring; intravenous catherisation; performance of urinary pregnancy tests; and blood sampling;
    • Managing consumables, including ordering, stock control and dispensing of radiopharmaceuticals;
    • Calculating, measuring and recording radiopharmaceutical doses received, used, and disposed;
    • Administration (including intravenous administration) of radiopharmaceuticals, intravenous contrast media, and adjunct medications under supervision of the NII nuclear medicine specialist;
    • Under supervision of the NII radiopharmacist: performing and assisting with radiopharmaceutical syntheses and other radiopharmacy duties;
    • Working under the supervision of the senior NII radiographer (as relevant). Effective supervision of staff in the NII (as relevant);
    • Administrative tasks, including developing and managing the unit’s protocols and standard operating procedures; assisting reception staff with respect to bookings and booking records; keeping detailed records of patients, imaging and financial data, and assisting in the auditing thereof;
    • Practice of strict infection control and radioprotection measures, as required;
    • Assisting in care of equipment, including management of a quality assurance programme; performing necessary QC checks and calibrations; organising a maintenance schedule; reporting faults; liaising with service staff and/or the medical physicist;
    • Assisting with general day-to-day operations of the NII. Effective interaction with other members of the NII team; NII clients; research participants; and clinical patients;
    • Facilitating research at the NII, including assisting researchers in the development and implementation of PET/CT acquisition protocols; advising on optimal scan preparation of research participants; implementation of activities required by research protocols;
    • Supervising and training staff and students at the NII;
    • Interacting with staff of the adjoining Western Cape Academic PET-CT Centre as necessary;
    • Contributing towards clinical service provision by the Tygerberg Hospital Division of Nuclear Medicine;
    • Reporting to the senior nuclear medicine radiographer (if relevant); reporting to the Director of the NII.

     
    Job Requirements    

    • Registration as a nuclear medicine radiographer with the Health Professions Council of South Africa;
    • Appropriate professional qualification(s);
    • Experience working as a radiographer in a PET-CT centre;
    • Ability and willingness to adapt to the evolving needs of a new position;
    • Meet physical demands of the position: ability to stand and walk; bend and stretch; assist patients to and from chairs and trolleys; handle heavy equipment and accessories;
    • Accurate colour vision and good hearing;
    • Professional conduct, excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Stellenbosch University on sun-e-hr.sun.ac.za to apply

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