Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Registered): Full Time

Firelands Regional Medical Center; Sandusky (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health and wellness offerings

Monthly employee events

Job summary

Firelands Health in Sandusky, Ohio, seeks a registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist to join our on-site team. You will perform diagnostic imaging studies, prepare patients, administer radiopharmaceuticals, operate gamma cameras, and ensure quality control and safety procedures.

Ideal candidates hold ARRT or CNMT registry, Ohio licensure, CPR certification, and excellent communication skills. Strong attention to detail and patient centering are essential in supporting high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Must maintain licensure by Ohio Department of Health.
• Graduate of an approved Nuclear Medicine program with ability to meet and maintain ARRT or CNMT registry requirements.
• CPR certification required and recertified bi-annually.

Responsibilities

• Perform nuclear medicine tests and coordinate with physicians for diagnosis.
• Prepare patient for exam, administer radiopharmaceuticals, and operate gamma camera.
• Set up equipment, adjust technical factors, and ensure quality control on cameras.
• Maintain dose management documentation and daily/weekly radiation safety surveys.
• Participate in department performance improvement activities and on-call rotation.
• Assist with front office/file room duties as needed.

Skills

CPR certified

Effective communication

Body mechanics

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Approved Nuclear Medicine program

ARRT/CNMT registry eligibility

Job description

Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Registered): Full Time

Job Category: Technical

Requisition Number: NUCLE009206

• Posted : August 24, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

Position Highlights:

• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
• Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.
• Employee-centric: 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.

About Firelands Health:

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are “big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you”. We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values: Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

What You Will Do:

• Makes recommendations to assist physician with diagnosis.
• Schedules nuclear medicine tests as needed.
• Checks patient records for pertinent information as needed. Prepares patient for exam, administers radioactive isotopes and transfers patients to examining table. Scans the patient, and ensures proper settings on gamma camera. Measures the radioactive dosage prescribed for a patient with dose calibrator. Documents accordingly.
• Sets up machinery for scans and changes collimators. Selects and operates equipment as directed. Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis.
• Surveys the daily shipment of radioactive material received from the radiopharmacy.
• Records every radioactive isotope in a dose management system.
• Performs daily surveys and weekly wipe tests.
• Assists Lead Technologist in maintaining policy/procedure manual.
• Responsible for all computer work as part of patient’s exam.
• Performs all necessary quality control on cameras as suggested by manufacturer.
• Available for Emergency Call on a rotational basis.
• Knowledge of the needs of patients according to their age group and the ability to modify care according to patient’s age. Technologist will most frequently care for adults and geriatric patients; and, on occasion, adolescents, children, infants, and neonates.
• Identifies problems and communicates appropriately to immediate supervisor, offers solutions as appropriate.
• Lifts, moves, and transports patients via cart, wheelchair, or other transport device. Positions patient as needed for procedures.
• Works in the front office/file room as needed.
• Wears film badges/ring badge and uses time, distance, and shielding to minimize exposure to radiation.
• Transports patients from patient room, Surgery Center, ESD, and other patient care areas. Returns patient to room or other patient care area.
• Participates in department performance improvement activities as assigned and attends required training.

What You Will Need:

• High School graduate, or equivalent.
• Maintain licensure by State of Ohio, Department of Health. Graduate of approved Nuclear Medicine program with the ability to meet and maintain requirements for registry by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or CNMT.
• Complies with all Service Excellence, Quality, and customer satisfaction initiatives.
• Must be currently certified in CPR, and be recertified bi‑annually.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, physicians, co‑workers and patients.
• Uses proper body mechanics. Ability to push, pull, and/or lift patient from cart, wheelchair, or other transport device onto imaging table/couch.

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