Nuclear Medicine Technologist - PRN

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

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist to oversee patient flow and coordinate exam assignments. The role involves performing nuclear medicine procedures with minimal supervision and assisting radiologists as needed, while ensuring safety standards and high-quality imaging.

The position requires CNMT and/or ARRT(N) credentials and BLS, with a commitment to accurate record-keeping and collaboration within a comprehensive health system.

Qualifications

• Proficient in performing nuclear medicine procedures with minimal supervision.
• Coordinate patient flow and exam assignments under supervision.
• Maintain accurate records and charting for each case.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily patient flow through the department.
• Perform nuclear medicine procedures with independent judgment.
• Assist radiologist during exams and invasive procedures as needed.
• Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals under radiologist direction.
• Ensure safety standards and quality imaging for each exam.

Skills

Nuclear medicine procedures

Patient coordination

Medical imaging

Education

CNMT or ARRT(N)

BLS

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Summary Job Description: Job Description PRN / 8-hour shifts Start times will vary between 6:30 AM and 8:00 AM, depending on department needs. Under the direction of the department supervisor, will oversee the daily flow of patients through the department and coordinate daily exam assignments. perform nuclear medicine procedures at a technical level requiring minimal supervision of technical detail. Performs a variety of technical procedures that will require independent judgment, with ingenuity and initiative to apply prescribed ionizing radiation and other forms of energy. Assumes responsibility for designated areas or procedures as required. Responsible for all records and charting of information related to individual cases. Collects patient histories and other related information, coordinating and communicating with the radiologist and all others as needed. Follows department protocols and produces quality images for each exam. Provides immobilization as required and protection in accordance with prescribed safety standards. Continuously monitors the patient through the exam. Assist Radiologist with exam when necessary and with invasive procedures Effectively uses the EPIC Assists physicians in performance of Nuclear and PET examinations by preparation and administration of radiopharmaceuticals under the directions of a radiologist.

Requirements:

Technical Diploma CNMT and/or ARRT(N), and BLS Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy required

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.

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