What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nuclear Med Tech/Pet position at Health Career Associates?
NUCLEAR MED TECH/PET
General Certification Requirements:
I verified with our physicist that all Nuc Med Techs need to be certified through AZDHS to work in Arizona. They can use either a CNMT license or ARRT (N) license to get the AZ certification. In other words we must require an AZDHS license and one of the other licenses (CNMT or ARRT).
How many scanners/rooms does this department have?
1 PET scanner
3 Nuc Med Cameras
Will they have to float/cover any other areas?
PET 70% of the time and Nuc Med 30%
Common types of imaging/studies performed & Job Duties:
PET CT brain, PET CT whole body, no cardiac
Nuc Med: bone scan, whole body scan, brain scans, cardiac pool, cardiac MPI spect, CSF Cisternogram, gastric emptying, HIDA scans, GI blood loss, lung perfusion, parathyroid, renal scans, sentinel node, thryoid, whole body, thyroid uptake, PSA scans soon
Experience or 'Must have' skills:
Average # of scans/studies per day:
PET 8-10 (1 tech), and Nuc Med 12-15 (split between 2 techs)
EMR &/or PACS (Picture Archive & Communication System: software & hardware)
Department Specific Equipment:
(GE, Phillips, Siemens) PET- Mobile unit Phillips Gemini,
Nuc Med- Siemens
Do we use RRA's (Registered Radiology Assistants)?
No
Radiologist in-house?
Multiple in house 24/7
Do you have to start IV's?
If applicable to the department, yes
OUTSTANDING SALARY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE!!!
General Certification Requirements:
- BLS
- Certs/ARRT (MR) or NMTCB (Nuclear Med Tech Cert Board) & any other specialty certification requirements
- AZDHS license and either ARRT(N) or CNMT.
I verified with our physicist that all Nuc Med Techs need to be certified through AZDHS to work in Arizona. They can use either a CNMT license or ARRT (N) license to get the AZ certification. In other words we must require an AZDHS license and one of the other licenses (CNMT or ARRT).
How many scanners/rooms does this department have?
1 PET scanner
3 Nuc Med Cameras
Will they have to float/cover any other areas?
PET 70% of the time and Nuc Med 30%
Common types of imaging/studies performed & Job Duties:
PET CT brain, PET CT whole body, no cardiac
Nuc Med: bone scan, whole body scan, brain scans, cardiac pool, cardiac MPI spect, CSF Cisternogram, gastric emptying, HIDA scans, GI blood loss, lung perfusion, parathyroid, renal scans, sentinel node, thryoid, whole body, thyroid uptake, PSA scans soon
Experience or 'Must have' skills:
- MUST have IV experience. Open to first time travelers with 1 year of experience. PET and NM experience preferred
Average # of scans/studies per day:
PET 8-10 (1 tech), and Nuc Med 12-15 (split between 2 techs)
EMR &/or PACS (Picture Archive & Communication System: software & hardware)
Department Specific Equipment:
(GE, Phillips, Siemens) PET- Mobile unit Phillips Gemini,
Nuc Med- Siemens
Do we use RRA's (Registered Radiology Assistants)?
No
Radiologist in-house?
Multiple in house 24/7
Do you have to start IV's?
If applicable to the department, yes
OUTSTANDING SALARY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE!!!
