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

Nuclear Medicine Tech

Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Employment Type: Travel/Contract Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day (5x10 hours), 7:30 to 18:00 Hours: 10 per day, 50 per week Weekends, Holidays, On Call: None

Required Licenses and Credentials

• Valid Nuclear Medicine Technologist license in New Jersey
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist (2 years of experience)
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist experience within the last year
• ARRT (N) or CNMT
• ARRT (CT) or NMTCB (CT) or R.T.(R)(CT)(ARRT) or R.T.(N)(CT)(ARRT)
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Experience with Ventilation/Perfusion lung scan
• Experience with Exercise/Rest-Multiple myocardial imaging
• Experience with Exercise/Rest-Single myocardial imaging
• Experience with Pharmacological Stress imaging
• Experience with 3 Phase bone scan
• Experience with Limited bone scan
• Experience with Whole Body bone scan
• Experience with Renal Flow Captopril scan
• Experience with Gastric Emptying scan
• Experience with I-123 Uptake Scan

Scheduling and Work Details

• Charting system: EPIC
• Daily volume: approximately 6 to 8 cases per tech, per day
• Work settings: Adult; outpatient
• Scrubs: any color
• Call-off policy: facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• Time-off and schedule requests: priority given to submissions with a screenshot confirming requests; no requests approved after offer
• First-time travelers accepted; local candidates accepted
• Coverage spans three areas in the New Brunswick location, connected by walking bridges

Facility Highlights

• The imaging center is a 25,000-square-foot outpatient center connected to the hospital by a pedestrian bridge.
• Services include nuclear medicine, CT, MRI, digital mammography, DEXA, breast MRI and biopsies, ultrasound, and X-ray.
• The center is part of a large integrated health system in New Jersey.

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within the past 12 months, stating the clinician is cleared to perform essential job functions and is free of communicable disease
• TB screening: either one TB blood test (IGRA) within 3 months of start, or a two-step TB skin test (first within 12 months, second within 3 months)
• Proof of immunity or vaccination for measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella (positive IgG titer or 2 MMR vaccines), and varicella (positive IgG titer or 2 vaccines)
• Hepatitis B: positive surface antibody titer; if not immune, must be compliant with the vaccine series or have a signed declination
• Tdap within the past 10 years (DTaP does not substitute)
• Influenza vaccine or documented medical/religious exemption during flu season (September 1 to April 30)
• 10-panel urine drug screen within 30 days of start
• Respiratory clearance (RespSafety) prior to start; on-site fit test required on day one
• Fit test questionnaire required within 48 hours of confirmation
• Color vision test within 12 months of start, only if job tasks require color discrimination, glove use, or respirator use
• Latex/nitrile/vinyl allergy screening within 12 months of start, only if job tasks require gloves or respirator use

Background and Onboarding

• Criminal background check within 30 days of start, including all aliases, a 7-year history, and specified searches; attestations are not acceptable; no open cases allowed to start
• Exclusion list checks (EPLS/SAM, HHS/OIG, New Jersey Department of Treasury) within 30 days of start, updated with each extension
• E-Verify required to clear
• Driver's license or state ID due within 48 hours of signing
• Work history verification required (New Jersey requires at least 1 year verified before start, with gaps of 30 days or less)
• Employment application or resume covering 7 years of work history
• Two references from the last 2 years, at least one managerial
• Annual education sign-off completed before start