SCOPE OF POSITION:

The Nuclear Medicine Supervisor is a working technologist with added responsibility for quality, compliance, and staff coordination in the Waterbury Hospital Cardiac Diagnostic Center. This role balances direct patient care with leadership oversight, ensuring excellence in nuclear cardiology imaging, radiopharmaceutical management, and stress testing operations. The Supervisor works closely with the Medical Director and hospital leadership to maintain IAC accreditation, monitor performance, and drive continuous quality improvement.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare for and actively participate in NRC, DPH, and TJC regulatory surveys, ensuring full compliance with applicable standards.
• Oversee annual renewal of DEEP nuclear licenses and maintain the NRC authorized user license.
• Maintain and update all nuclear medicine protocols in accordance with IAC guidelines.
• Serve as IAC "Technical Director" for nuclear medicine, coordinating timely reaccreditation, audits, and compliance documentation.
• Collaborate with the Radiation Safety Officer to manage the hospital's radiation safety program.
• Ensure staff maintain consistent, error-free chart documentation; serve as super-user for clinical systems, providing training as needed.
• Meet regularly with the Medical Director to review QA initiatives, organize staff QA sessions per IAC regulations, maintain meeting minutes, and collaborate with medical and technical staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Provide general supervision of technical staff to ensure compliance with IAC standards.
• Ensure safe patient care through proper operation and maintenance of nuclear and hot lab equipment, prompt reporting of service needs to Clinical Engineering, and effective collaboration with technologists, stress lab, and support staff.
• Prepare, document, and administer radiopharmaceuticals for nuclear cardiology procedures in compliance with NRC and IAC standards.
• Oversee all aspects of radiopharmaceutical management, including ordering, receipt, preparation, documentation, usage, disposal, and return, with accurate logs maintained per NRC and state licensing requirements.
• Maintain authorized access to the radiopharmaceutical pharmacy and act as point of contact for after-hours scheduling or supplier issues.
• Perform nuclear imaging using gamma camera technology, acquiring and processing high-quality diagnostic images for physician review; store data securely and prepare image CDs when requested.
• Manage and coordinate daily patient schedules, balancing routine exams with urgent "stat" requests, and adapting workflow to meet clinical demands.
• Perform and oversee daily and periodic quality control testing of cameras, calibration instruments, and radiopharmaceuticals to ensure diagnostic reliability.
• Provide careful critique and assessment of image quality, ensuring optimal diagnostic accuracy for physician review.
• Accurately identify patients and provide thorough education on exam procedures, including radiopharmaceutical purpose, safety precautions, and post-exam guidance.
• Educate, mentor, and coach technical staff on Quality Control and Quality Assurance standards, reinforcing compliance with regulatory and IAC requirements.
• Oversee daily operations of the lab, including staffing, scheduling, timecard monitoring/approval for accuracy, charge entry, and completion of required records, while maintaining a patient caseload.
• Provides technical training/mentoring/orientation as needed. Assists with staff interviewing and performs yearly competencies as requested.
• Consistently considers long term plan and proactively stays abreast of technology as needed for the department as evidenced by accurate guidance in the introduction of new procedures and equipment purchases.
• Maintain CME records for all medical and technical staff, available upon request.
• Participates in recommendations and planning for service enhancements
• Coordinate distribution, monitoring, and compliance tracking of radiation badges for CDC staff.
• Perform intravenous insertions with competence, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
• Accountable for strategic planning and service growth, ensuring the Cardiac Diagnostic Center meets organizational goals and patient care needs in collaboration with hospital leadership.
• Prepare and submit regular operational and quality reports to senior leadership, ensuring transparency on performance metrics and departmental goals.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support departmental operations.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of an accredited nuclear medicine technology program.
• Certified nuclear medicine technologist by the NMTCB/CNMT or ARRT/N required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required for instruction, policy development, and leadership reporting.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to build effective relationships across teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in IAC accreditation/reaccreditation processes and working knowledge of IAC nuclear guidelines.
• BLS certification.
• Comprehensive knowledge of nuclear medicine technology and cardiac imaging, including radiopharmaceutical handling, SPECT imaging, and use of imaging cameras and processing software.
• Proficiency in hospital information systems and imaging processing software.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a leadership role within nuclear medicine/cardiac imaging.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing patient care responsibilities with supervisory and administrative duties.
• Ability to work independently, making technical decisions to ensure comprehensive and accurate diagnostic information is obtained and clearly communicated to physicians for diagnosis and treatment.
• Perform automated functions that fall within job responsibility.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook, for reporting, scheduling, and documentation purposes.
• Mentor and develop staff, supporting ongoing professional growth and competency.

THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION COVERS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DUTIES PERFORMED BUT DOES NOT EXCLUDE OTHER OCCASIONAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS NOT MENTIONED, THE INCLUSION OF WHICH WOULD BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FACTOR DEGREES ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB.