Job Summary
Nuclear Medicine Technologist — Location: Not specified. This role involves serving as a specialist for advanced and new programs and examinations in nuclear medicine. The position provides guidance to students and staff, performing advanced practitioner procedural activities using correct technical factors, understanding physics principles, and operating equipment for quality procedures.
Job Details
- Certifications and Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferred; experience in radiology or comparable field required (5-7 years); certification as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT/ARRT-N) is required; State License in Radiologic Technology (preferred).
- Schedule: Rotating shifts; work week with 12-hour shifts, minimum 36 hours per week.
- Responsibilities include preparing patients for procedures, explaining procedures, recording images for radiologist interpretation, providing guidance to staff and students, and maintaining pertinent records and documentation regarding radioactive materials.
- Physical requirements: Standing frequently; walking frequently; sitting occasionally; lifting frequently; carrying frequently; pushing and pulling occasionally; rarely climbing or crawling; balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching occasionally; reaching, gross manipulation, and fine manipulation frequently; constant feeling, vision, talking, and hearing.
- The unit primarily uses the GE Discovery Nuclear Medicine Camera focusing on FDG, PSMA, and Amyloid cases.
- The work schedule will typically be from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday, with potential for occasional Saturday shifts.
- Submission requirements include a professional resume, references, candidate submission coversheet, and skills checklist.
Benefits
- The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
