Nuclear Medicine Technologist

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off & disability coverage

Retirement resources & 401(k)

Education support & tuition assistance

Fertility and family building benefits

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist to maintain a safe, efficient imaging environment in Pasadena, TX. The role involves preparing and administering radiopharmaceuticals, assisting physicians, transporting patients, and calibrating equipment to support diagnostic and therapeutic imaging procedures.

Candidates should have Vocational School or an Associate degree, BCLS within 30 days, and recognized certification (NMT, ARRT-R, or CNMT).

Qualifications

• 2 years experience Required Years of Experience.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• (NMT) Nuclear Medicine Technologist, or (ARRT-R) Radiography, or (CNMT) Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist.

Responsibilities

• Administers therapeutic doses of radiopharmaceuticals under direction of Physician.
• Assist the physician in diagnostic procedures.
• Assist with transporting patients to and from their rooms when patient is an inpatient.
• Calibrates equipment.
• Ensures efficient filming of exams for quick interpretation.
• Follows radiation safety techniques in use and disposal of radioactive materials.
• Measures radioactivity, using Geiger counters, scalers, and scintillation detectors.
• Meets competency standards and annual tests as required.
• Performs diagnostic studies on patients as prescribed by Physician, using scanners or scintillation cameras to detect radiation emitted and to produce image of organ on photographic film.
• Prepares stock solutions of radiopharmaceutical materials, calculates doses, and administers doses, under direction of Physician.

Education

Vocational School Graduate

Associate degree

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Nuclear Medicine Technologist? At HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

To maintain an efficient, safe pleasant work environment. To assist the Director, Manager, Medical Director and physicist in directing all aspects of care provided by the Medical Imaging Department, including, but limited to; procedures, treatments, quality improvement, quality control, radiation, safety support and other related duties(on call). The technologist prepares, measures, and administers radiopharmaceuticals in diagnostic and therapeutic studies by performing the following duties.

What you will do in this role:

• Administers therapeutic doses of radiopharmaceuticals under direction of Physician.
• Assist the physician in diagnostic procedures.
• Assist with transporting patients to and from their rooms when patient is an inpatient.
• Calibrates equipment.
• Ensures efficient filming of exams for quick interpretation.
• Expectations Ethics and Compliance 1. All employees will be held accountable for behaviors displayed relative to the values articulated in the Mission and Values Statement. “Will act with absolute honest, integrity and fairness in the way we conduct our business and the way we live our lives.” 2. All employees will be held accountable for attending training regarding the Code of Conduct program at least annually.
• Follows radiation safety techniques in use and disposal of radioactive materials.
• Measures radioactivity, using Geiger counters, scalers, and scintillation detectors.
• Met 80% TAT goals.
• Monitors the equipment for mechanical safety.
• Must pass competency test annually
• Performs diagnostic studies on patients as prescribed by Physician, using scanners or scintillation cameras to detect radiation emitted and to produce image of organ on photographic film.
• Practices AITET principles daily.
• Prepares stock solutions of radiopharmaceutical materials, calculates doses, and administers doses, under direction of Physician.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Vocational School Graduate
• Associate degree
• (NMT) Nuclear Medicine Technologist, or (ARRT-R) Radiography, or (CNMT) Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist

2 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is a full-service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas. We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50 years. With board-certified physicians, registered nurses and expert technicians, the community has come to rely on us for top-quality, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare. HCA Houston Southeast is the only hospital in Pasadena with both Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology and full accreditation by The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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