Nuclear Med Technologist II - Full-time/Days
About The Position
The Nuclear Medicine department, which encompasses PET/CT, serves outpatient, inpatient, and emergency room patient populations through performing diagnostic and therapeutic quality imaging procedures in both nuclear medicine and PET/CT environments. Participating as a member of the nuclear medicine and PET/CT team offers the opportunity to support efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care at Valley Children's Healthcare. Our cutting-edge equipment provides medical diagnosis that has resulted in successful outcomes which help reinforce the work done by our highly motivated team offering support for kids throughout the central valley and beyond.
Requirements
- High School Diploma (required)
- Program Graduate of a formal program in Nuclear Medicine (required) Or Formal training in Nuclear Medicine (required)
- BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
- NMT - Nuclear Medicine Technologist - CDPH - California Department of Public Health (required)
- Minimum three (3) years Nuclear Medicine (required)
Nice To Haves
- Associates Degree (preferred)
- Bachelors Degree (preferred)
- CNMT - Certified Nuclear Med Technologist - NMTCB - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (preferred) Or RT-N - Rad Tech Nuclear Medicine Technology - ARRT - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (preferred)
- Pediatric experience (preferred)
- Bilingual Skills Preferred.
Responsibilities
- Competently, performs standard, specialty and complex Nuclear Medicine procedures with little or no supervision, utilizing radio pharmaceuticals with accuracy, producing quality studies under a variety of conditions.
- Prepares radio pharmaceuticals for administration to the patient.
- Performs venipuncture and catheterization duties as needed.
- Performs quality control procedures to ensure federal, state, and departmental standards/requirements are met.
- Assists in monitoring the daily quality assurance of the unit, while ensuring the equipment is operating according to manufacturer's specifications.
- Assists in the identification and resolution of work process issues within the department.
- Applies the profession's code of ethics in all aspects of practice.
- Maintains knowledge of, observes, and enforces the safety measures in Environment of Care.
Benefits
- Compensation Range: $50.30 - $78.50
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
