Nuclear Medicine Technologist (PET/CT)
Lexington, KY
Prime Staffing
5x8 hrs

ID: 63177232 Shift: Day 5x8-Hour (08:30 - 17:00) Description: Required: Strong NMT/PET skills and exposure to research environments. BLS required. Call required once every 9 weeks. Day shift hours may shift slightly due to scheduled patients. Job requires good communication skills, attention to detail, and most importantly patient centeredness. Equipment: Siemens cameras (Symbias, Intevo SPECT/CT, and Biograph MCT Flow PET/CT). Will be expected to provide care to patients in General NM and/or PET/CT. The position supports clinical research, imaging protocols, and specialized nuclear medicine workflows within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment, with research as a primary focus. The role involves collaborating with other teams to perform research imaging procedures, assist with radiopharmaceutical therapies, and maintain accurate/compliant documentation, create necessary documentation to help other NM techs perform the NM portion of the research, while also conducting standard-of-care exams as needed. This position contributes to advancing patient care through innovative research while upholding high standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence. Local travelers within 75 miles are not accepted at this facility. Modified Time:6/8/2026 12:00:00 AM Account Manager: Lindsay Ferriss Account Manager Email: COVID-19 Vaccine: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only Flu Vaccine: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only Submittals:Low Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience : - Years of Experience : Patient Ratio Experience : Charting System Experience : - Charting System Name : Community Hospital Experience : - LTAC Experience : - Trauma Level I Experience : - Trauma Level II Experience : - Travel Experience Required : - Certifications : BLSSkills : Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type : - Patient Ratios Days : - Patient Ratios Nights : - Patient Ratios Weekends : - Float Required : - Call Required : See details below Weekend Coverage : - Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : - Pre-Approved Time Off : - Orientation Hours : - Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups : - Daily Census : - Number of Visits Per Day : - Number of Rooms : - Number of Beds : - Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : - Patient Diagnoses : Call requirements: On weekdays, the call person stays late only if there s a late patient, but we re usually done by 6pm. Weekend call coverage is from 8am to 5pm for GI bleeds, bio-leaks, VQs, and brain death cases, and we were only called in five times last year. Special Procedures/Unit Details : Required: Strong NMT/PET skills and exposure to research environments. BLS required. Call required once every 9 weeks. Day shift hours may shift slightly due to scheduled patients. Job requires good communication skills, attention to detail, and most importantly patient centeredness. Equipment: Siemens cameras (Symbias, Intevo SPECT/CT, and Biograph MCT Flow PET/CT). Will be expected to provide care to patients in General NM and/or PET/CT. The position supports clinical research, imaging protocols, and specialized nuclear medicine workflows within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment, with research as a primary focus. The role involves collaborating with other teams to perform research imaging procedures, assist with radiopharmaceutical therapies, and maintain accurate/compliant documentation, create necessary documentation to help other NM techs perform the NM portion of the research, while also conducting standard-of-care exams as needed. This position contributes to advancing patient care through innovative research while upholding high standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence. Local travelers within 75 miles are not accepted at this facility. Special Equipment : - #Tier3 Travel Compliance RTO - must be presented at time of submission. Any time off sent after the offer will not be approved. 2 yrs experience required in specialty - unless specified otherwise in the job description or UD. Compact or KY State License (required at time of submission) Local Radius: Cath Lab RN, IR RN, and Radiology: 75 miles All Other Specialties: 100 miles Locals Rule: not accepted References Required Candidates will float within hospital or to an affiliate hospitals near by Return Staff Policy: Gone for 6 months to return as traveler MOST units require level 1 trauma experience- please refer to the job description to verify License Hits : University of Kentucky WILL NOT accept any licensure hits. If you are submitting a traveler with a license hit, the submission will be rejected. PLEASE READ : For this health system- we MUST know at time of submission if they have previously worked at this facility . This must be noted on the profile in order to check their eligibility for rehire. Rehire eligibility at UK is checked by HR every Friday and should this eligibility check come back as ineligible post-offer, your traveler may be cancelled. Please discuss with your traveler at time of submission and ensure they are aware. PACU Call Policy : Response time: 1 hour Call hours: Weekday call will be 8PM-6AM. Weekends will be divided into 2 shifts- 6AM-6PM or 6PM-6AM. Weekend begins Saturday 6AM and ends Monday morning at 6AM. Floating requirements: PACU to close at 8PM- any patients left recovering will be transferred to main PACU to complete recovery. The IR PACU call team will follow the patient to main OR PACU. IR PACU team will ONLY be responsible for recovering IR PACU patients in the main PACU. Call frequency: They are anticipating that everyone will only be on call for 2-3 shifts per schedule period (6 weeks) Modules: Modules are billable, average 6.5 hours and not included in NBO hours Modules are completed during orientation and annually, and vary by specialty Submittal Details: #Tier3 Travel ComplianceRTO - must be presented at time of submission. Any time off sent after the offer will not be approved.2 yrs experience required in specialty - unless specified otherwise in the job description or UD.Compact or KY State License (required at time of submission)Local Radius:Cath Lab RN, IR RN, and Radiology: 75 milesAll Other Specialties: 100 milesLocals Rule: not acceptedReferences RequiredCandidates will float within hospital or to an affiliate hospitals near by Return Staff Policy: Gone for 6 months to return as travelerMOST units require level 1 trauma experience- please refer to the job description to verifyLicense Hits: University of Kentucky WILL NOT accept any licensure hits. If you are submitting a traveler with a license hit, the submission will be rejected.PLEASE READ: For this health system- we MUST know at time of submission if they have previously worked at this facility. This must be noted on the profile in order to check their eligibility for rehire. Rehire eligibility at UK is checked by HR every Friday and should this eligibility check come back as ineligible post-offer, your traveler may be cancelled.  Please discuss with your traveler at time of submission and ensure they are aware.PACU Call Policy:Response time: 1 hourCall hours: Weekday call will be 8PM-6AM. Weekends will be divided into 2 shifts- 6AM-6PM or 6PM-6AM. Weekend begins Saturday 6AM and ends Monday morning at 6AM.Floating requirements: PACU to close at 8PM- any patients left recovering will be transferred to main PACU to complete recovery. The IR PACU call team will follow the patient to main OR PACU. IR PACU team will ONLY be responsible for recovering IR PACU patients in the main PACU. Call frequency: They are anticipating that everyone will only be on call for 2-3 shifts per schedule period (6 weeks)Modules:Modules are billable, average 6.5 hours and not included in NBO hoursModules are completed during orientation and annually, and vary by specialty Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:140