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Nuclear Medicine Tech

Overview

Location: Teaneck, New Jersey
Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
Employment type: Travel/Contract
Contract length: 13 weeks
Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
Shift: Day (5x8), 8:00am-4:30pm. May be scheduled 6:30am-3:00pm or 7:30am-4:00pm as needed.
Accepts first-time travelers: Yes
Accepts local candidates: Yes
Floating: No
Call-off policy: The facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks.
Time-off and special scheduling requests: Must be included at submission. Requests made afterward may not be approved.

Required Qualifications

Valid Nuclear Medicine Technologist license in New Jersey
At least 1 year of experience as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist, completed within the last year
BLS issued by the American Heart Association
ARRT(N) or NMTCB certification
Operation of the GE Ventri machine to produce diagnostic results

Responsibilities

Operates the GE Ventri machine to produce diagnostic results and maintains quality control on all equipment
Performs nuclear medicine procedures and processing, assists physicians with procedures, and inserts IVs
Monitors and records all radioactive materials
Charts in the facility's imaging and record systems

Onboarding Requirements

Background:
- 7-year criminal check (including all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years), completed within 3 months of start and updated annually
- EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed within 3 months of start
- The facility runs an additional background screening through HireRight, and the release must be signed before start
Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen including marijuana, completed within 3 months of start. Instant tests are accepted.
Physical exam: Required within 1 year of start
Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap: Within 10 years of start
Tuberculosis: 2 negative PPDs or 1 QuantiFERON-Gold/T-SPOT within 1 year of start. If there is a past positive TB test, a negative chest X-ray within 3 months of start, proof of the past positive, and a facility TB questionnaire are required.
Immunity titers: Positive titers are required for measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B. Proof of vaccination alone is not accepted. For non-immune results, 2 vaccines are required. The first must be completed before start, and the second must be given 28 days after the first.
Influenza: Declination is not accepted during flu season (9/28 to 3/31). Pre-start candidates must have the flu vaccine or an approved medical or religious exemption. The flu shot is not offered onsite for pre-starts. Doses given on or after 8/1 are accepted.
Fit mask: Must be completed onsite during orientation
Competencies:
- Unit-specific competency exam, completed no later than 1 day before start
- Pharmacology exam, completed no later than 1 day before start
- Unit-specific skills checklist
Work history: Required for New Jersey candidates. A minimum of 1 year of prior work must be verified, with gaps of 30 days or less. Verification pending at the document due date should not prevent a start.
Documents:
- Copy of current driver's license or state ID
- 2 professional references within 7 years of start (supervisory references are not required)
- Employment application
- Signed job description for the specialty
- Signed confidentiality and security agreement, and signed license verification release, both before start
- Review of the employee handbook, dress code, and safety brochure, plus completion of the safety quiz
- Flu exemption form, if requesting a medical or religious exemption

Unit and Facility Details

Scrubs: Black bottoms, khaki top, white lab jacket, black sneakers
Department: Nuclear Medicine performs more than 11,000 procedures annually and is accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR). It is recognized for advanced nuclear medicine and PET/CT imaging and offers SPECT, PET/CT, cardiac imaging, oncology imaging, thyroid therapy, and DaTscan imaging.
Facility: Independent acute care hospital in Teaneck, NJ