Travel Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City

Job Opportunity: Nuclear Med Tech (Travel)

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Specialty: Nuclear Medicine
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Shift: Days (5x8)
• Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36
• Weekend Hours: None
• Call Requirements: Takes call according to monthly schedule, after regular department hours

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved school of Radiology Sciences with certification in nuclear medicine
• Licensure: Nuclear Medicine Technologist License required if practicing in Arkansas
• Certification/Registration: NMTCB or ARRT(N) Registry or Registry eligible (must achieve registry within 2 months of eligibility)
• Experience: Minimum 1+ years

Responsibilities

• Prepare stock solutions of radiopharmaceuticals and materials
• Calculate and administer doses under direct supervision of a Radiologist
• Calibrate equipment
• Assess patient understanding of exam and obtain informed consent
• Instruct and prepare patients for exams
• Perform diagnostic exams as prescribed by physician
• Monitor and inform physician of changes in patient condition during testing
• Ensure care and safety of patients undergoing exams
• Use scanners or scintillation cameras to detect radiation and produce images
• Measure radioactivity using Geiger counters, scalers, and scintillation detectors
• Follow radiation safety techniques and policies for use and disposal of radioactive materials
• Provide care appropriate to patient condition and age (neonate, pediatric, adolescent, geriatric, general population)
• Practice medical and surgical aseptic procedures

Work Environment

• Department: Radiology
• EMR System: EPIC
• Patient Type: Medical
• Dress Code: Black scrubs

Additional Notes

• No float requirements
• No weekend hours scheduled
• Professional interaction with patients and families expected