Job Summary: 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. Sound knowledge and understanding of anatomy, physiology and Nuclear Medicine principals. 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. Must demonstrate experience or high level of competency in working with leadership to improve technical performance, implementing new technology and/or software applications, maintaining or developing scanning protocols, published, or actively publishing, in professional journals, ACR application process, mentoring or teaching in respective specialty, and/or improving operational efficiency within their department. Qualifications: Education High School Diploma/G.E.D. (required) Program Nuclear Medicine (required) Or Formal training in Nuclear Medicine (required) College Degree - 2 year (preferred) College Degree - 4 year (preferred) Licenses and Certifications BLS - Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required) CTNM - CA Certified Tech, Nuc Med Lic (required) CNMT - Cert Nuc Med Technologist (preferred) Or RT-N - ARRT Reg Tech Nuclear Med (preferred) Work Experience Minimum five (5) years Nuclear Medicine (required) Pediatric Nuclear Medicine (preferred) Skills and Abilities Bilingual Skills Preferred To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Compensation Range: $50.30 - $78.50 Workshift: Day (United States of America) Position Exempt: No FTE %: 100 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Daily Hours: 8 Have Questions? Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at [email protected] Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience. Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED