Nuclear Medicine/PET Technologist

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to facilitate MRI, MR/PET and PET/CT imaging services for the BRIC utilizing technical and administrative expertise. Technical areas of responsibility include providing for the safety of research subjects during research studies, and conducting MRI, MR/PET, PET/CT, and CT studies with and without the use of radioactive nuclides. Administrative areas of responsibility include ensuring proper use of the scheduling system for imaging research services, adherence to safety standards and SOPs, logging accurate machine time usage for billing purposes and managing relationships with multiple investigators. This work involves caring for research subjects and clinical patients of all ages, and levels of health. This includes children as young as 2 weeks of age and spanning adulthood. Applicants should have a high level of comfort in working with subjects/patients of all ages, and people ranging from the very healthy to those who are very ill and toward the end of life.

Requirements

Technical and administrative expertise in MRI, MR/PET, and PET/CT imaging services.
Ability to provide for the safety of research subjects.
Experience conducting MRI, MR/PET, PET/CT, and CT studies.
Proficiency in using a scheduling system for imaging research services.
Knowledge of safety standards and SOPs.
Skill in logging accurate machine time usage for billing.
Experience managing relationships with investigators.
Comfort working with subjects/patients of all ages (from 2 weeks old to adults).
Comfort working with individuals across a spectrum of health, from very healthy to critically ill or end-of-life.

Responsibilities

Providing for the safety of research subjects during research studies.
Conducting MRI, MR/PET, PET/CT, and CT studies with and without the use of radioactive nuclides.
Ensuring proper use of the scheduling system for imaging research services.
Adhering to safety standards and SOPs.
Logging accurate machine time usage for billing purposes.
Managing relationships with multiple investigators.
Caring for research subjects and clinical patients of all ages and health levels, from infants to adults, and from healthy to critically ill.