Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Columbus, GA
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 27, 2026
• Length: 12 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Nuclear Medicine Technologist with a minimum of 2 years of experience and NMTCB and/or ARRT (NM) certification for a day-shift contract position.

Details

• Hospital-based Nuclear Medicine department
• Patient population spans pediatrics through geriatrics
• Procedures include HIDA scans, bone scans, lymphoscintigraphy, gastric emptying, brain death studies, myocardial perfusion SPECT, I-123 scan/uptake, I-131 whole body scan, I-131 ablations (<30 mCi), renal scans w/ or w/o Lasix, and parathyroid studies
• EMR system is Epic; also uses Pyxis and PACS (all required)
• 5x8-hour day shifts, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
• No routine weekend shifts; weekends may be required for call coverage
• Call coverage: Mon–Fri 4:00–10:00 PM and Sat–Sun 8:00 AM–10:00 PM, approximately 1–2 days per week and every fourth weekend
• May be required to float to a sister campus to perform STAT inpatient studies

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of Nuclear Medicine Technologist experience
• Active NMTCB and/or ARRT (NM) certification required
• Proficiency with Epic, Pyxis, and PACS required
• Experience with a full range of nuclear medicine procedures including SPECT imaging, thyroid studies, and diagnostic scans
• License required if applicable

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted
• RTO is capped at 7 days for the assignment; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment
• If one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work those holidays and no holiday RTO may be requested; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work two of them and one holiday RTO request may be submitted for approval
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
• Travelers must have been away from all facilities within this health system for a minimum of 1 full year before returning as a traveler
• No alternate shift or scheduling requests are permitted; the posted shift is firm
• Scrub colors required: black, gray, or purple
• Two supervisory references (manager level or above; charge nurses not accepted) are highly preferred for consideration
• Candidates undergo a clinical screening process prior to manager review