Nuclear Medicine Tech

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 45,970 - 66,083; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care is seeking a full-time Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Chapel Hill, NC, to perform and teach diagnostic procedures. You will administer radiopharmaceuticals, operate technical instruments, and analyze data under the supervision of specialist physicians.

The successful candidate should have graduated from an accredited Nuclear Medicine Technology program and be registered with ARRT or NMTCB within a year. A certification in Basic Life Support is also required.

Qualifications

• Must be registered or registry-eligible within one year.
• Maintain registry status and continuing education requirements annually.

Responsibilities

• Administer and record radiopharmaceuticals.
• Describe exam to patients and obtain informed consent.
• Perform patient assessments and confirm pregnancy status if applicable.
• Handle radiopharmaceuticals according to safety guidelines.
• Analyze and evaluate images for correctness.

Education

Graduation from an accredited Nuclear Medicine Technology program

Registered as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist (ARRT or NMTCB)

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Overview

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary: This position performs and teaches diagnostic procedures in the field of Nuclear Medicine. Specifically, this position administers radiopharmaceuticals, operates highly technical instruments, and analyzes the acquired data. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist works under the direct supervision of the Nuclear Medicine Supervisor and takes direction as well from the Nuclear Medicine physicians.

Hours: Monday - Friday; 10:30am - 7:00pm

Responsibilities

1. Administration & Record of Radiopharmaceutical: Identifies each patient, confirms date of birth, hospital number and identification. Achieves venous access and administers radiopharmaceutical. Records route of administration, dose and technologist’s initials.
2. Describes exam to patient, obtains informed consent, completes necessary paperwork for study, and inputs patient information into the radiology management system for record keeping and charge generation.
3. Evaluates requisition, chart, and lab results. Performs patient assessment. Identifies patient. Confirms females of childbearing age are not pregnant and arranges for pregnancy testing upon orders from the Nuclear Medicine physician.
4. May perform advanced duties such as those found in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging and/or a lead technologist role.
5. Radiopharmaceutical Handling: Receipt of radiopharmaceuticals, proper documentation, and disposal. Follows guidelines set up by the Radiation Safety Office and NRC.
6. Radiopharmaceutical selection, dosage and quality‑control review, ensuring each dose to be administered is correct for the ordered procedure, correct activity, acceptable quality control, and properly recorded in the dose records.
7. Set up acquisition and performs according to protocol, maintains patient comfort, care, and safety. Analyzes images and evaluates for correctness. Processes films and submits to physician for approval.
8. Uses RIS, CIS, SMS and PACS to generate proper documentation. Completes all RIS orders with appropriate and accurate charges added. Uses transport tracking system to arrange transportation of inpatients to and from the NM department.

Education and Licensure

• Graduation from an accredited Nuclear Medicine Technology program.
• Registered as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or registry‑eligible, and must become registered within one (1) year from the date of hire. Must maintain registry status and continuing education requirements annually.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.

Professional Experience

• No prior experience required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Not provided.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: STATE
• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Organization Unit: PEt
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Salary Range: $33.37 - $47.97 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
• This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

Accommodations

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.