Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Selectminds; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist to perform diagnostic studies in nuclear medicine imaging. The role includes obtaining patient history, explaining procedures, and addressing concerns to ensure patient comfort and meet clinical needs.

Responsibilities include operating and maintaining imaging equipment, preparing radioactive isotopes, and administering medications within the technologist’s scope.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an AMA-approved school of nuclear medicine.
• Registered in Nuclear Medicine with the ARRT or NMTCB.
• Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Specializes in performing diagnostic studies in nuclear medicine imaging.
• Obtains patient history, explains standard procedures, and addresses patient concerns to foster comfort and confidence.
• Operates and maintains all assigned nuclear scanning imaging equipment to ensure it works properly.
• Performs diagnostic studies including measuring and preparing concentrations of radioactive isotopes to obtain diagnostic information.
• Properly identifies, prepares and/or administers medications/substances within the technologist’s scope of practice.

Skills

Nuclear medicine imaging

Patient interaction

Education

AMA-approved school of nuclear medicine

Tools

Nuclear medicine scanners

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Position Summary:Responsible for performing all aspects of patient exam activities of nuclear medicineat a technical level that will produce high quality images consistent withestablished policies and procedures at a technical level typically requiringgeneral supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Specializes in performing diagnostic studies in nuclearmedicine imaging.
• Obtains patient history,explains standard procedures, and addresses patient concerns tofoster a sense of comfort and confidence to patients and ensure the needsof individual patients are met.
• Operates and maintains all assigned nuclearscanning imaging equipment to ensure it works properly.
• Performs diagnostic studies including measuringand preparing concentrations of radioactive isotopes in specified bodyareas to obtain diagnostic information that correctly captures the imagesrequested by a physician.
• Properly identifies, preparesand/or administers medications/substances that are within thetechnologist’s scope of practice as prescribed by a licensed independentpractitioner.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduationfrom an AMA-approved school of nuclear medicine.
• Registered in Nuclear Medicine with the ARRT or the NuclearMedicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB).
• Current BLS certification.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010529
• Daily Work Times: Day Shift
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.