PET/CT Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Seattle, WA
Host Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Nuclear Medicine Tech

Location

• Seattle, Washington

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract

Contract Length

• Approximately 21 weeks

Work Schedule

• 4 days per week, 10-hour shifts
• Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (8:00 am - 6:30 pm) and Saturday (6:30 am - 5:00 pm)
• Weekend work required
• On-call required
• Floating within hospital required (no floating to sister hospitals)
• Locals accepted
• Return to Office (RTO) restrictions: maximum 1 week

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Nuclear Medicine Technologist with a minimum of 2 years of experience
• Experience as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist within the last year
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification
• NMTCB or ARRT (Nuclear Medicine) certification

Job Responsibilities / Special Procedures

• Perform PET Cardiac perfusion scans, PYP amyloid, Thallium viability, MUGA studies, right to left shunts
• Bone, bone marrow, WBC (Tc and 111Indium) scans
• CSF leak, cisternogram imaging, brain perfusion, brain shunt patency, DAT scans, brain death flow studies
• Gastric emptying, hepatobiliary, GI bleeds, liver/spleen scans
• Lung VQ and quantification VQ scans
• MIBG scans
• Lab procedure: DTPA GFR determination
• Lymph melanoma, lymphangiogram
• Parathyroid studies
• MAG3 renal studies
• Thyroid studies for hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer
• Y90 treatment imaging, 131I Thyroid, Xofigo treatments

Facility Highlights

• Short Term Acute Care facility
• Magnet recognized
• Teaching center
• Total staffed beds: 637
• Charting system: EPIC
• Parking cost: Approximately $10.46 daily
• Scrub color: Any (scrubs provided for OR personnel)

Compliance and Documentation Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check required within 45 days of start
• Education verification required for Med Lab Techs (diploma/transcript acceptable)
• Various background checks including EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, Sex Offender Search, and Washington WATCH search
• Physical exam required by agency (not facility)
• Fit mask test required within 9-12 months of start (specific mask types required)
• Immunizations and titers required or declinations accepted for:

  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years)
  • TB test or chest X-ray (negative results required)
  • Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella (positive titer or 2 vaccines)
  • Hepatitis B (positive titer or completed vaccine series or declination)
  • Varicella (titer or 2 vaccines; history of disease not accepted)
  • Influenza vaccination or medical exemption/declination with education module completion
  • COVID vaccination or declination for tracking
• Drug screening: 10-panel drug screen within one year of start (agency requirement)
• Various competency exams and certifications as per unit requirements (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc.) may be applicable depending on assignment

Additional Notes

• Guaranteed hours: In case of low census, providers may be called off without charge or placed on-call in 4-hour increments up to one shift within a 2-week cycle
• Ambulatory or surgical service areas closed on weekends/holidays will not schedule travelers during those times
• Performance evaluation requested at end of assignment (facility-specific)
• Radiation badges for new candidates are supplied by the facility, not the agency

This summary includes all relevant information for healthcare recruiters and workers considering this Nuclear Medicine Tech travel contract position in Seattle, WA.