Nuclear Medicine Technologist - $15,000.00 bonus! - Full Time
About The Position
Capital Health is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist to provide clinical services according to nuclear medicine practice standards and support optimal patient care and efficient departmental operations. The technologist also serves as a resource to radiography students and other technologists and follows department protocols and regulatory guidelines for radiation protection and safety. The position is full-time, with 40 scheduled hours per week and an eight-hour usual workday. The advertised pay range is $40.99–$53.56 per hour. A $15,000 bonus is advertised; eligibility and terms are not specified. The role includes performing patient imaging studies, administering intravenous radionuclides, assisting physicians, ensuring accurate image transmission and documentation, and following patient-safety, radiation-protection, infection-control, and departmental procedures. No previous experience is required. The position may require on-call, holiday, and weekend work.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nuclear Medicine Technology.
- New Jersey Nuclear Medicine Technology License.
- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (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.
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.
- Act as a resource to radiography students and other technologists.
- Provide excellent patient care and recognize and appropriately address clinical or emergent problems that could interfere with examinations.
- Send images correctly to PACS.
- Use venipuncture techniques and practices to administer intravenous radionuclides.
- Apply nuclear medicine principles and theory, anatomy, positioning, and imaging techniques to obtain optimal studies.
- Follow radiation protection and safety protocols for patients and staff and maintain radiation exposure within ALARA limits.
- Promote patient safety through use of guard rails, braking mechanisms, shielding, and patient monitoring.
- Assist physicians with studies using department protocols and appropriate radiation protection and infection-control procedures.
- Follow department policies and protocols to optimize studies for interpretation.
- Complete ancillary tasks that support efficient and consistent departmental operations.
- Correctly identify patients and files.
- Accurately enter written and electronic comments and other pertinent data to assist radiologists in interpreting imaging studies.
Benefits
- Medical plan
- Prescription drug coverage and in-house employee pharmacy
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Flexible Spending Account, including healthcare and dependent care FSAs
- Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
- Basic group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Supplemental group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Long-term disability benefits
- Short-term disability benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter transit benefits
- Commuter 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 advertised
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
