Nuclear Medicine Technologist
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick

Nuclear Medicine & CT Tech, New Brunswick, NJ

• Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 4x10 hours (7:30 to 18:00)
• Hours: 10 per day, 40 per week
• Work setting: Adult; Outpatient
• Unit: Outpatient imaging center in New Brunswick, NJ, connected to the hospital by a pedestrian bridge. Offers nuclear medicine, CT, MRI, digital mammography, DEXA, breast MRI and biopsies, ultrasound, and X-ray.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Nuclear Medicine Technologist license in New Jersey
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist with a minimum of 2 years of experience, including experience within the last year
• ARRT (N), CNMT, or R.T.(N)(CT)(ARRT)
• ARRT (CT), NMTCB (CT), or R.T.(R)(CT)(ARRT)
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• Experience with Lung Scan: Perfusion
• Experience with Ventilation/Perfusion (V/Q) imaging
• Experience with Exercise/Rest-Multiple myocardial imaging
• Experience with Exercise/Rest-Single myocardial imaging
• Experience with Pharmacological Stress imaging
• Experience with Bone Scan: 3 Phase
• Experience with Bone Scan: Limited
• Experience with Bone Scan: Whole Body
• Experience with Renal Flow: Captopril
• Experience with Gastric Emptying studies

Clinical Scope

• Daily volume: Approximately 6–8 cases per tech, per day
• Pulmonary: Lung scan (perfusion); ventilation/perfusion
• Myocardial: Exercise/rest (multiple); exercise/rest (single); pharmacological stress
• Bone/Renal: Bone scan (3 phase, limited, whole body); renal flow (captopril)
• GI/Thyroid/Liver: Gastric emptying; I-123 uptake scan; uptake scan; liver imaging
• Additional: SPECT (bone, thyroid, cardiac imaging)

Schedule and Unit Details

• Charting system: EPIC
• Weekends: None
• On call: None
• Call-off policy: Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks.
• RTO and schedule requests: Priority goes to submissions that include a screenshot confirming RTO and schedule requests. No requests are approved after offer.
• Floating: Must float within their skillset without exception.
• Scrubs: Any color
• Winter holiday requirement: None
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local candidates: Accepted

Onboarding Requirements

• Background: Criminal background check within 30 days of start; E-Verify required to clear
• Drug screen: 10-panel urine drug screen within 30 days of start
• Identification: Government-issued photo ID and driver's license, provided within 48 hours of signing
• Health: Physical within the past 12 months; negative TB test or chest X-ray; flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption; measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity documentation; respirator clearance and fit test
• References: 2 references within the last 2 years, at least one managerial
• Work history: 7 years of work history on the application or resume