Nuclear Tech Cardiology Part Time Days

Baptist Health; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign on Bonus

Job summary

Baptist Health in Louisville, KY is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist for part-time days in the Cardiology department. You will perform nuclear cardiology diagnostic studies, including IV insertion, gamma camera operation, and radiopharmaceutical administration, under physician supervision.

Responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, quality imaging, and accurate documentation in EPIC/ISCV systems, with collaboration across department and cardiology providers.

Qualifications

• Associates degree required.
• CNMT required.
• NMTCB and/or ARRT required within 90 days of hire.
• BLS within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate gamma cameras and computing systems for image acquisition and radiopharmaceuticals handling.
• Ensure safe handling, storage and disposal of radioactive materials.
• Start IVs with advanced precision and monitor patients during tests.
• Explain procedures to patients and verify medical status and comfort.
• Deliver findings to physicians for interpretation and perform quality control.
• Use EPIC and ISCV for documentation and image transfer.
• Participate in quality improvement studies and ensure high-quality imaging.

Skills

IV insertion

Team collaboration

Quality imaging

Education

Associates degree

CNMT

NMTCB/ARRT certification within 90 days

Tools

Gamma cameras

EPIC ISCV systems

Radiopharmaceuticals handling

Job description

## Nuclear Tech Cardiology Part Time DaysApply: Louisville, KY: Part time: Posted Yesterday: R25088660**Summary**This position provides direct patient care in our nuclear cardiology department. Regular duties includes IV insertion, DSEPCT and PET camera operations, cardiac stress testing, clinical decision making, collaboration with cardiology providers, collaboration with other departments, etc.**Job Description:****Sign on Bonus Eligible for Experienced Candidates****Job Summary** The Nuclear Medicine Technologist is responsible for performing nuclear cardiology diagnostic studies. Employees in this position participate in the direct care of the patient and in doing so, must be competent technically as well as possess a sympathetic and understanding approach to the patients’ wellbeing. The technologist must possess the ability to function in a team environment in addition to performing tasks independently.**Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions**The following is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job by listing the major components for this position (i.e., key responsibilities and essential duties). The list is not intended to be an all-exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities required and are subject to change from time to time.Maintain and operate equipment, such as gamma cameras and computing systems, to acquire images, and to radiopharmaceuticals that demonstrate the perfusion and function of the heart.Ensure the safe handling, storage and disposal of radioactive materials.Ability to start IVs with advanced precision.Monitor patients during stress testing on the treadmill or during pharmacological administration, with knowledge of the appropriate time to inject the radiopharmaceutical. Must make every effort to ensure quality imaging with ability to recognize when rescanning is appropriate, or when a physician must view images before the patient leaves the department.Explain procedures to patient and inquire about personal and family history including medications and allergies.Ensure patient did receive correct preparation for the procedure.Verify the patient’s medical status and ensure the patient’s comfort, privacy and safety needs are met during the procedure.Deliver findings of procedures to physician for interpretationPerform routine quality control and testing procedures of instrumentation, radiopharmaceuticals, data, imaging and computing systems.Participate in quality improvement studies that measure different aspects of the lab and ensure high quality imaging and accuracy of interpretation.Effectively uses the EPIC and ISCV systems for documentation of patient information and transferring images to ISCV.**Minimum requirements**Associates degree requiredCNMT requiredNMTCB and/or ARRT required within 90 days of hireBLS within 90 days of hire