PET/Nuclear Medicine Tech — Advanced Imaging Specialist

BHS; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental

Life Insurance

Short/Long-Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Maternity/Paternity Leave

PTO

Bereavement Leave

PTO Donation

Emergency Assistance

Retirement with Company Match

Job summary

Baptist Health in Lexington, KY, seeks a PET/Nuclear Medicine Tech for full-time, first shift. You will perform MPI procedures, produce diagnostic images, and maintain accurate EHR documentation in a collaborative imaging department.

Responsibilities include quality image production, PACS verification, and after-hours tele-radiology transmission, while contributing to protocol improvements alongside radiologists and NM coordinators.

Qualifications

• Completed Nuclear Medicine education program.
• ARRT or NMTCB certification current.
• Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging licensure current.
• Advanced ARRT and/or CNMT registry current; PET certification after 700 hours preferred.
• BLS certification required (obtainable within 30 days).

Responsibilities

• Perform MPI and related Nuclear Medicine procedures to aid cardiologist interpretation.
• Produce high-quality images for radiology review.
• Maintain accurate records in EHR and PACS.
• Verify images archived in PACS and notify issues.
• Transmit images to tele-radiology after hours as requested.
• Improve imaging protocols with NM Coordinator and Radiologist.

Skills

Nuclear Medicine

PET imaging

Cardiac MPI

Patient care

EHR documentation

Education

Nuclear Medicine program

ARRT certification

NMTCB certification

Kentucky imaging license

BLS certification

Tools

PACS

RIS/EHR systems

Image processing software

Job description

Baptist Health in Lexington, KY, seeks a PET/Nuclear Medicine Tech for full-time, first shift. You will perform MPI procedures, produce diagnostic images, and maintain accurate EHR documentation in a collaborative imaging department.

Responsibilities include quality image production, PACS verification, and after-hours tele-radiology transmission, while contributing to protocol improvements alongside radiologists and NM coordinators.