Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Odessa, Texas
Medical Center Health System

Nuclear Medicine Tech

Location: Odessa, Texas Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Start Date: Preferred within the next 3-5 weeks

Schedule

• Day shift, 5 x 8 hours (8:00-16:00)
• 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• On call as needed by the facility

Required Qualifications

• Valid Nuclear Medicine Technologist license in Texas
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist (1 year of experience)
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist experience within the last year
• CNMT or ARRT (N)

Required as Applicable

• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• CHEMO (Chemotherapy)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
• ENPC
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam, or competency exam, with a passing score (Angoff standard)

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, completed within 72 hours of signing the contract
• Tdap or TD vaccine within 10 years of start
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 72 hours of signing the contract
• Negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start; chest X-ray within 2 years of start for positive responders; annual TB questionnaire
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: documentation within 72 hours of signing, either a positive titer or 2 vaccines (low/equivocal titer requires 1 booster)
• Hepatitis B: documentation within 72 hours of signing, either a positive titer, a 3-dose series, or a declination
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (instant test acceptable)
• Fit test within 1 year, updated annually. Accepted masks: Kimberly Clark Technol N-95 or Halyard Orange Duckbill. The facility does not accept PAPR.
• Flu vaccine or declination required during flu season (October-April). Deadline is 11/30. Candidates who decline must wear a face mask in the facility until March 31.
• COVID initial series or facility declination required; annual boosters not required

Facility Documents and Training

• Notice of employment, standards of conduct, standards of behavior, dress code policy acknowledgement, and employee handbook receipt acknowledgement
• HIPAA and fair warning quiz modules, and orientation and safety training modules, completed within 72 hours of signing (submit the emailed quiz results PDF and the actual certificate of completion; screenshots are not accepted)
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Applicant health record, code of conduct, confidentiality, information security, and temporary license residency forms, completed before start
• Traveler orientation review