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Nuclear Medicine Physicians

SOC 29-1069.05

Diagnose and treat diseases using radioactive materials and techniques. May monitor radionuclide preparation, administration, and disposition.

Zone 5 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Reading Comprehension

4.1

Speaking

4.1

Active Listening

4.0

Critical Thinking

4.0

Writing

3.9

Science

3.9

Active Learning

3.9

Monitoring

3.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Medicine and Dentistry

4.9

English Language

4.3

Biology

4.2

Physics

3.5

Computers and Electronics

3.4

Education and Training

3.4

Customer and Personal Service

3.2

Chemistry

3.2

Key Tasks

1Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.

2Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.

3Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff.

4Interpret imaging data and confer with other medical specialists to formulate diagnoses.

5Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients.

Also Known As

Director of Nuclear Medicine Medical Director, Nuclear Medicine Department Medical Doctor, Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine Medical Director Nuclear Medicine Officer Nuclear Medicine Physician Nuclear Medicine Specialist Nuclear Physician Physician Professor of Radiology