Nuclear Medicine Technologist - $15,000.00 bonus! - Full Time

Capital Health • Hopewell, NJ

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About The Position

Capital Health is hiring a Nuclear Medicine Technologist to provide clinical services in accordance with nuclear medicine practice standards. The technologist supports optimal patient care and efficient departmental operations, and serves as a resource to radiography students and other technologists. The role follows department protocols and regulatory guidelines for radiation protection and safety. No previous experience is required. The position is full-time, with 40 scheduled weekly hours and an eight-hour usual workday. A $15,000 bonus is advertised.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nuclear Medicine Technology.
• New Jersey Nuclear Medicine Technology license.
• ARRT registration or NMTCB certification.
• AHA Heartsaver AED credential.
• Basic computer skills.
• Effective verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform on-call, holiday, and weekend work when required.
• No previous experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services according to nuclear medicine practice standards and support optimal patient care and efficient departmental operations.
• Provide excellent patient care and recognize clinical or emergent problems that may interfere with examinations, taking appropriate action to resolve them.
• Send images correctly to PACS.
• Use venipuncture techniques and administer intravenous radionuclides appropriately.
• Apply nuclear medicine principles, anatomy, positioning, and imaging techniques to obtain optimal studies.
• Protect patients and staff from radiation according to department protocols and regulatory guidelines, maintaining exposure readings within ALARA limits.
• Promote patient safety through use of guard rails, braking mechanisms, shielding, and patient monitoring.
• Assist physicians with studies using standard department protocols and appropriate radiation protection and infection control procedures.
• Follow department policies and protocols so studies are optimized for interpretation.
• Complete ancillary tasks that support consistent and efficient departmental operations.
• Accurately identify patients and files.
• Accurately enter written and electronic comments and pertinent data to assist radiologists in interpreting imaging studies.
• Act as a resource to radiography students and other technologists.

Benefits

• Medical plan
• Prescription drug coverage and in-house employee pharmacy
• Dental plan
• Vision plan
• Healthcare and dependent-care flexible spending accounts
• Retirement savings and investment plan
• Basic and supplemental group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Commuter transit and parking benefits
• Voluntary legal services
• Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Voluntary identity theft insurance
• Voluntary pet insurance
• Paid time-off program
• $15,000 bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree