Travel Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Nuclear Medicine

Travel Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Nuclear Medicine

American Traveler is hiring a Nuclear Medicine Technologist for an adult/geriatric hospital setting, requiring ARRT(N), ARRT(R), NMTCB certification, and strong independent nuclear medicine skills.

Hospital-based Nuclear Medicine department

Adult and geriatric patient population

High scan load including outpatient and inpatient nuclear stress tests

Performs HIDA scans, VQ scans, biliary studies, lymph injections, and amyloid studies

Utilizes GE equipment including SPECT CT 850

4x10 hour day shifts from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM

Weekend coverage required every other weekend, with weekend on-call (either Saturday or Sunday, not both consecutive days)

On-call required every other weekend

Floating required within specialty, other units, and sister facilities within scope

Black scrubs required

ARRT(N), ARRT(R), BLS, and NMTCB certifications required

State license required if applicable

Minimum of 2 years experience required; candidates with 1 year of strong experience may be considered

Epic charting system experience preferred

Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred

Strong, independent skills required across nuclear medicine procedures

Experience with bone scans (3 phase, limited, whole body), myocardial studies, and stress testing protocols (adenosine, exercise/rest, Persantine, pharmacological, thallium)

Experience with SPECT imaging including bone, brain, liver, renal, and thyroid studies

Experience with sestamibi parathyroid scans, cancer surveys, and uptake scans

Experience with DEXA scans, gastric emptying studies, HIDA scans, and MUGA scans

Skilled in drawing venous blood and starting/maintaining IVs

Experience with isolation precautions and PPE

Experience storing, handling, and disposing of radioactive materials

Experience with renal flow, perfusion, and function studies

Experience with liver/spleen scans, liver flow, liver imaging, and liver scans including hemangioma studies

Experience with lung scan perfusion studies

Experience with tumor localization (limited and whole body)

Management or lead experience preferred

Responsible for performing a wide range of nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures across cardiac, renal, hepatobiliary, skeletal, and pulmonary systems

Holiday coverage required as scheduled

First-time travelers with strong experience will be considered

Locals must reside 50+ miles from the facility to be eligible unless otherwise specified

Returning staff must have been separated from the health system for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler

Returning travelers must have at least a 6-month break from the system after completing an assignment

Maximum of 7 days RTO may be requested; if more than 4 consecutive days are requested, an additional week must be added to the end of the contract