PET/CT Technologist - FT Worth, Texas

The US Oncology Network•Fort Worth, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Oncology is looking for a PET-CT Technologist to join our team! This position will support the Ft Worth, Texas location. This position can be either a level 1, 2 or Sr based on candidate work experience. Texas Oncology is the largest community oncology provider in the country and has approximately 600+ providers in 220+ sites across Texas and southeastern Oklahoma. Our founders pioneered community-based cancer care because they believed in making the best available cancer care accessible to all communities, allowing people to fight cancer at home with the critical support of family and friends nearby. Our mission is still the same today—at Texas Oncology, we use leading-edge technology and research to deliver high-quality, high-touch, evidence-based cancer care to help our patients achieve “More breakthroughs. More victories.” ® in their fight against cancer. Today, Texas Oncology treats half of all Texans diagnosed with cancer on an annual basis. Why work for us? Come join our team that is responsible for helping lead Texas Oncology in treating more patient diagnosed with cancer than any other provider in Texas. We offer our employees a competitive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability coverage, a generous PTO program, a 401k plan that comes with a company match, a Wellness program that rewards you practicing a healthy lifestyle, and lots of other great perks such as Tuition Reimbursement, an Employee Assistance program and discounts on some of your favorite retailers.

Requirements

Associates or Bachelors degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology or from an AMA accredited program or Associates or Bachelors degree in Radiologic Technology from an AMA accredited program and PET-CT certification.
General knowledge of patient scheduling and billing systems.
CNMT (Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist) and/or ARRT (N) certification and state licensure where applicable.
Minimum five years experience in nuclear medicine including at least two years previous PET or nuclear medical experience.
Bachelors degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology, Radiologic Technology, or from an AMA accredited program.
Minimum four years nuclear medical PET experience.
Customer Focused: Deliberately seeks to clearly and distinctly understand customer requirements; anticipates customers primary needs; is service-oriented and demonstrates initiative and creativity in solving customer needs; takes immediate action to address customer needs; measures success by customers feedback.
Commits to Quality: Emphasizes the need to deliver quality products and/or services; defines standards for quality and evaluated products, processes, and service against those standards; manages quality.
Teamwork/ Collaboration: Seeks to accomplish individual and/ or group goals by creating and leveraging cross functional teams; works well with other people on the job by intentionally and appropriately compromising and using creativity to solve common problems and generate the desired results; demonstrates appreciation for others points of view.
full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination for operation and repair of all department equipment.
Lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Lifts and pushes patients in wheelchairs/stretchers weighing up to 300 pounds and places in appropriate positions for operation of equipment.
Requires ability to reach above shoulder height.
Requires sitting/standing for extensive periods of time.
Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

Nice To Haves

Minimum three to five years experience in nuclear medicine and/or previous PET experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs diagnostic PET imaging procedures to include: injection of radio- pharmaceutical and/or IV contrast, the administration of oral contrast, protocol setup, patient positioning, reconstruction and filming of images, network image transfers, and archiving of image data.
Assists in procedure scheduling and related front office functions to ensure smooth workflow.
Ensures accuracy of patient demographic information, report distribution and patient files.
Assists with the collection of clinical data for patient follow-up and development of teaching and educational information.
Provides protection for patient and self in accordance with prescribed safety standards. Conducts daily quality control measures to monitor scanner performance.
Reports all malfunctions and/or need for service to the proper company or facility.
Responsible for patient data and films including: printing, archiving, retrieval, network data transfers, tracking and logging of loaned films and requested outside films.
Understands the contraindications associated with the administration of IV contrast, be able to recognize possible reactions and know the procedure to follow in the case of a reaction.
Ordering of necessary office, medical, printing and archiving media.