Nuclear Medicine Technologist Days FT

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

Maternity and paternity leave

Bereavement leave (including pets)

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health in Paducah, KY is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist to oversee daily patient flow and coordinate exam assignments, performing procedures with minimal supervision.

This role requires CNMT/ARRT(N), BLS, and MBIRT compliance; responsibilities include patient care, radiation safety, and collaboration with radiologists.

Schedule is Monday–Friday, 40 hours, with call rotation among six technologists and rotating start times.

Qualifications

• CNMT or ARRT(N) certification required.
• BLS certification required.
• Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy requirements

Responsibilities

• Maintains accurate records and documentation related to individual patient cases.
• Obtains patient histories and coordinates communication with the radiologist and other members of the healthcare team as needed.
• Provides patient immobilization as required and follows prescribed radiation safety standards.
• Continuously monitors patients throughout examinations.
• Assists the radiologist with examinations and invasive procedures as needed.
• Effectively utilizes EPIC for documentation and patient care activities.
• Assists in ensuring all completed studies are assigned to a radiologist by the end of the shift.

Education

CNMT or ARRT(N)

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Summary Job Description

Schedule Monday–Friday, 8-hour shifts Day shift Full-time: 40 hours per week Call rotation shared among 6 technologists Rotating start times: 6:30 a.m., 7:00 a.m., or 8:30 a.m.

Position Summary

Under the direction of the department supervisor, the Nuclear Medicine Technologist oversees the daily flow of patients through the department and coordinates daily exam assignments. Performs nuclear medicine procedures at a technical level requiring minimal supervision of technical details. Performs a variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity, and initiative in the application of prescribed ionizing radiation and other forms of energy. Assumes responsibility for designated areas or procedures as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Maintains accurate records and documentation related to individual patient cases.
• Obtains patient histories and other relevant information and coordinates communication with the radiologist and other members of the healthcare team as needed.
• Provides patient immobilization as required and follows prescribed radiation safety standards.
• Continuously monitors patients throughout examinations.
• Assists the radiologist with examinations and invasive procedures as needed.
• Effectively utilizes EPIC for documentation and patient care activities.
• Assists in ensuring all completed studies are assigned to a radiologist by the end of the shift.

Requirements

• Technical diploma CNMT and/or ARRT(N)
• BLS certification
• Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy requirements

Benefits

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement program
• Company-paid maternity and paternity leave
• Bereavement leave, including pets
• Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match

About Baptist Health

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity 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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