Travel Nuclear Medicine Technologist - $2,760 per week

  • Winterhaven
  • Yuma Regional Medical Center
Certification Details BLS required Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) via NMTCB or Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Nuc Med) - ARRT (N) AZDHS license and either ARRT(N) or CNMT license Job Details Nuclear Med Tech/PET-76500 available at Yuma Regional Medical Center Contract length is 13 weeks Start date is 11/4 Department: Nuclear Medicine- NUC MED Tech & PET 76500 Experience with PET CT brain, PET CT whole body, and various nuclear medicine studies preferred Job Requirements MUST have IV experience Open to first-time travelers with 1 year of experience Direct Hires: No New grads, 1-2 years of previous experience in PET needed Average scans/studies per day: PET 8-10 (1 tech), Nuc Med 12-15 (split between 2 techs) Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech will work closely with any new hires No RRA's (Registered Radiology Assistants) used Schedule Information Shifts: M-F 7-3 and 8-4 Centralized scheduling office to use a template Weekend on-call rotation Call in are rare, maybe once a weekend Unit Specific Information Department has 1 PET scanner and 3 Nuc Med Cameras PET used 70% of the time and Nuc Med 30% Common types of imaging/studies performed: PET CT brain, whole body, various nuclear medicine scans such as bone, whole body, brain, cardiac, etc. Department Specific Equipment includes PET- Mobile unit Phillips Gemini, Nuc Med- Siemens No need for Radiologist in-house as there are multiple in house 24/7 Additional Details Grey scrubs 2-week department specific orientation, can give more time if needed, depends on previous experience PET/NM is a small close-knit department with 3 people