Nuclear Medicine/PET Technologist

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life Insurance

Short/Long Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Bereavement Leave

PTO Sell Back

Employee Assistance

Job summary

Baptist Health in Lexington, KY seeks a PET/Nuclear Medicine Technologist for a full-time, first shift role in Diagnostic and Imaging Services. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is available for qualified individuals and the Nuclear Medicine Department collaborates with radiologists to deliver high-quality imaging.

The role requires completing a Nuclear Medicine education program, ARRT or NMTCB certification, Kentucky license, and BLS.

Qualifications

• Completed Nuclear Medicine education program.
• Current ARRT or NMTCB certification.
• Current Kentucky imaging license.
• BLS certification (within 30 days if not held).

Responsibilities

• Perform MPI and related Nuclear Medicine procedures to produce diagnostic images.
• Produce quality images for Radiologist review.
• Prepare accurate records in the EHR and verify PACS entries.
• Send images to tele-radiology after hours and address non-quality images.
• Maintain imaging protocols with NM Coordinator and Radiologist.

Skills

ARRT license or NMTCB

BLS certification

PET certification (recommended)

Nuclear Medicine knowledge

Education

Nuclear Medicine education program

Tools

PACS

EMR/EHR

Tele-radiology systems

Job description

Summary Job Description

PET/Nuclear Medicine Tech - HAMBURG Full Time I First Shift Diagnostic and Imaging Services I Lexington, KY $15,000 Sign on Bonus for qualified individuals

The Nuclear Medicine Department provides specialized diagnostic and therapeutic imaging services using radiopharmaceuticals to support accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. The department collaborates with radiologists and clinical teams to deliver safe, high-quality imaging while ensuring patient safety, regulatory compliance, and effective clinical outcomes.

Job Description

• The Nuclear Medicine Technologist provides health care services using radioisotopes to assist in diagnosis of cardiac specific pathologies.
• Performs Nuclear Medicine related procedures specific to MPI, computer processing, and related techniques to produce images for the interpretation by a cardiologist.
• Exercises professional judgment in performance of service and maintains a demeanor complimentary to medical ethics.
• Recognizes various patient conditions in order to provide appropriate patient care to ensure successful completion of the exam or procedure.
• Produce quality images for Radiologist’s review.
• Prepare accurate records for images and correct information documented in electronic health record (EHR).
• Verifies images archived to PACS and notifies PACS administrator of any issues.
• Send images to tele-radiology service after hours.
• Recognizes non-quality images and the processes to both inform and correct the issue.
• Improves technical performance of team by employing and teaching new technology and/or software applications.
• Maintains and/or develops imaging protocols with NM Coordinator and Radiologist.

Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of an education program in Nuclear Medicine.
• Current license with the American Registry Radiologic Technology (ARRT) or certificate with the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB).
• Current license with the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy.
• Current Advanced ARRT and/or CNMT Registry required.
• PET certification recommended upon completion of 700 hours of clinical experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
• If not already certified, must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.

Benefits

• Full-Time 32 weekly hours (0.8 FTE) - 40 weekly hours (1.0 FTE)
• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

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.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.