PET/CT Technologist (Sign-On Bonus) - Sugar Land, TX

Cardinal Health; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short- and long-term disability

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health's PET Imaging of Sugar Land in Sugar Land, TX is seeking a skilled PET Imaging Technologist. The role involves radiopharmaceutical injections, patient scanning, image processing, and ensuring data integrity across imaging workflows.

Required are Nuclear Medicine credentials, BLS, and PET/CT experience with a preference for CT imaging and GE PET/CT familiarity. The position offers competitive compensation and a sign-on bonus with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nuclear Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and families and escort the patient throughout the facility.
• Inject radiopharmaceuticals and scan patients with diagnostic imaging equipment.
• Verify completeness/integrity of scan order from physicians office at least 48 hours in advance.
• Process images and push to PACS.
• Compare scan order/scan/clinical for veracity, accuracy, and data thoroughness.
• Archive & verify to PACS & to DVD daily.
• Order radiopharmaceuticals and credit unused radiopharmaceuticals daily.
• Run QC scanning equipment; facilitate repairs if necessary.
• Perform QA on all equipment; maintain QA logs, patient logs, and equipment maintenance logs.
• Ensure scanning equipment is in good working order and facilitate repairs if necessary.
• Obtain working knowledge of PET/CT imaging; educate physicians on PET/CT.
• Develop marketing strategy with Clinical Educators Work with patients, physicians, nurses, clinicians, educators, and vendors.
• Develop / implement procedures that improve efficiencies and reduce costs.
• Correctly, legibly, and accurately scan data into document imaging software (RIS) – Charge Out Process
• Regular attendance and punctuality.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Ensures that all processing and reporting deadlines are consistently achieved.
• Perform any other functions as required by management.

Skills

Patient care

Attention to detail

Team coordination

Project/task prioritization

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Nuclear Medicine

Tools

CNMT/NMTCB or RT with NM cert

BLS certification

PET imaging experience

CT imaging experience

GE PET/CT camera experience

Job description

Cardinal Health's PET Imaging of Sugar Land in Sugar Land, TX is seeking a skilled PET Imaging Technologist. The role involves radiopharmaceutical injections, patient scanning, image processing, and ensuring data integrity across imaging workflows.

Required are Nuclear Medicine credentials, BLS, and PET/CT experience with a preference for CT imaging and GE PET/CT familiarity. The position offers competitive compensation and a sign-on bonus with comprehensive benefits.