Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Auburn, New York
Auburn Community Hospital

Nuclear Medicine Tech (Radiology / Cardiology)

Overview

• Location: Auburn, New York
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP
• Shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week. The source lists both 8:00–20:30 and 18:30–07:00.

Required Qualifications

• Valid New York State license/registration as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Nuclear Medicine and Computed Tomography
• Registered with the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Minimum of 1 year of Nuclear Medicine Technologist experience, with experience within the last year
• Recent, hands-on CT Technologist experience
• All required certifications must be active at the time of submission

Certification and Verification Details

• State: Nuclear Medicine requires a NYS Nuclear Medicine License. CT Tech requires a NYS License for Rad Technologist and a NYS Contrast Injection Certification.
• National: Nuclear Medicine requires certification by NMTCB and/or ARRT (Nuclear Medicine). CT Tech requires ARRT (CT).
• The facility will work on obtaining its NYS Injection Certification after the traveler arrives.

Compliance Requirements

All items must be completed before the start date. Missing the deadline of Tuesday at noon the week prior to start will push the start to the following week. Compliance items are not compensated or reimbursed.

• Background and eligibility:

  • Background check within 1 year of start, covering all locations lived, worked, or attended school for the past 7 years, updated annually. Instant state searches are not acceptable as a placeholder for pending counties.
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, required prior to facility start
  • New York State Medicaid Exclusion List check, required
  • New York Nurse Aide Registry, required by the facility
  • Unexpired government-issued photo ID
• Continuing education: Stroke education of 2 hours required annually, which may include NIH Stroke Scale training. Must be updated annually.
• Health:

  • Physical exam with review of systems within 12 months of start, signed by a licensed provider. Physical forms or physician statements are not accepted.
  • Tdap within the last 10 years, or declination
  • Measles, mumps, and rubella immunity: 2 MMR vaccines or serologic titers. Mumps immunity is recommended but not required, and immunity status must still be known.
  • Hepatitis B series, titer, or signed declination
  • Varicella: 2 vaccines, a positive titer, or documented history of disease. A negative titer with a signed declination is acceptable.
  • TB: PPD, T-Spot, or QuantiFERON within 1 year of start. Candidates with a past positive need a chest X-ray within 5 years plus an annual TB questionnaire.
  • 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (instant/rapid accepted), not required annually
  • Flu vaccine or declination required during flu season (9/1–5/1). Candidates who decline must wear a mask. Working clinicians must have flu documentation on file by 11/30.
  • COVID vaccine records or declination
  • Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually, using one of: 3M 1860, 3M 1860S, 3M Aura 1870+, Halyard Duckbill Small, Halyard Duckbill Regular, or PAPR
• Documentation and training:

  • 2 professional references within 3 years of hire
  • Skills checklist, required
  • Orientation safety manual acknowledgment, required
  • Facility code of conduct, patient abuse reporting, and confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement, each reviewed and signed
  • Orientation packet with self-study quiz and acknowledgments, including pages 1, 2, 24, 34, 35, and 36