Nuclear Medicine Technologist - $31+ Per Hour

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist for a job in Troy, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Nuclear Medicine Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• 20 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, flexible
• Employment Type: Staff

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

CPT position to include weekdays in our Nuclear Medicine Department at Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, and Hoke campuses. Montgomery will be the primary (home) campus with at least 8-16 scheduled hours per week. If needed, you may be asked to work at another one of the Firsthealth Nuclear Medicine departments at the campuses mentioned above.

We are looking for a dynamic NM Technologist for our new Nuclear Medicine Department at Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy. If you are eager to enhance your clinical skills with a variety of NM studies and work with a varied patient population, this may be the position for you.

Job Details:

• Must be Nuclear Medicine registered either through NMTCB or ARRT
• BCLS required
• Has training in NM studies such as Nuclear Stress Test, Bone Scans, HIDA Scans, Lung scans, Thyroid Scans, Liver Scans, and Brain Scans
• Prepares facilities in accordance with procedural requirements; calibrates equipment as required by the institution.
• Calculate, measure and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used and disposed, using computer and following physicians prescription.
• Preparing and administering radiopharmaceuticals orally or by injection or inhalation.
• Starts patient IV's.
• Explaining the imaging procedure to patients, answering questions, and ensuring their comfort while placing them in the appropriate position for scanning.
• Accomplish computer processing and imaging enhancement.
• Provides images, data analysis, and patient information to the physician for diagnostic interpretation.
• Monitoring the departments daily, monthly, and quarterly QC under the guidelines of the NRC.
• Thrives in an environment where exceptional customer service, communication, and teamwork are top priorities
• A supportive management team
• A comprehensive Electronic Medical Record System (EPIC)

FirstHealth of the Carolinas Job ID #37179. Posted job title: nuclear medicine tech

About FirstHealth of the Carolinas

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the areas only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 5,400 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area.

Benefits

• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• 403b retirement plan
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Employee assistance programs
• Pet insurance
• Discount program