Nuclear Med Tech PRN

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Elizabethtown, KY seeks a Nuclear Medicine Technologist (PRN, varied shifts) to operate Nuclear Medicine equipment for diagnostic procedures under Radiologists. The role involves performing scans as requested by physicians in accordance with established standards.

Candidates must have an Associate's degree or higher from an ARRT-recognized program or JRCNMT accreditation, with active Kentucky licensure and NMTCB/ARRT certification or eligibility.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher required.
• Active licensure through the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy required.
• Certification through NMTCB or ARRT Registered or Registry Eligible required.
• BLS preferred upon hire; required within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Operates Nuclear Medicine equipment for diagnostic purposes as directed by Radiologists.
• Performs diagnostic scans of the body as requested by the physician.

Education

Associate's degree or higher from ARRT-recognized program or JRCNMT- accredited program

Job description

Summary Job Description

Job Description PRN (Varied Shifts)

Job Summary

Operates Nuclear Medicine equipment for diagnostic purposes, as directed by the Radiologists and performs diagnostic procedures according to established standards and practices. Under the broad direction of the Radiologist, the Nuclear Medicine technologist performs scans of the body as requested by the physician.

Qualifications

Associate's degree or higher required from an institution accredited by 1.) an agency that the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) recognizes, or graduate of the military's Nuclear Medicine Program; or 2.) an institution accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT). Active licensure through the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy required. Certification through the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or ARRT Registered or Registry Eligible required. BLS preferred upon hire; required within 90 days.

Company Overview

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

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