Description

American Traveler is hiring a Nuclear Medicine Technologist for a teaching hospital setting, requiring CNMT, NMTCB, and 2+ years of adult nuclear cardiology experience.

Details

• Nuclear Medicine department in a hospital setting
• Adult patient population with nuclear cardiology focus
• Pediatric experience preferred
• 5x8 hour day shifts from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Ability to float to other UCSF facilities within a 75+ mile radius
• Uses Philips and Siemens equipment
• Epic charting system required

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in nuclear medicine required
• CNMT and NMTCB certification required
• AHA BLS certification required
• ARRT(N) or ARRT(R) certification required (preferred if applicable)
• PET certification preferred
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Hospital and adult nuclear cardiology experience required
• Experience with bone scans, whole body scans, and 3-phase studies
• Experience with SPECT imaging including bone, brain, liver, and renal studies
• Experience with sestamibi parathyroid scans and thyroid studies
• Experience drawing venous blood and starting/maintaining IVs
• Experience with isolation precautions and PPE
• Experience storing, handling, and disposing of radioactive materials
• Experience with myocardial perfusion studies (exercise/rest, pharmacological stress)
• Experience with renal flow and function studies
• Experience with lung scans including ventilation/perfusion studies
• Experience with GI procedures including gastric emptying and HIDA scans
• Experience with MUGA scans
• PET scan experience preferred
• License required if applicable

Additional Information

• Perform diagnostic nuclear medicine imaging procedures across multiple body systems including cardiac, renal, hepatobiliary, and skeletal studies
• Administer radiopharmaceuticals and monitor patients during imaging procedures
• Locals accepted at the same rate as travel candidates
• Two professional references from most recent employer required
• Any prior employment with University of California medical facilities or their acquired facilities must be disclosed with dates, units, and manager names for rehire eligibility review
• All requested time off must be disclosed at time of consideration and approved by the manager prior to offer
• No time off permitted during the first two weeks of the assignment
• No additional time off requests accepted once the contract has started