Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Beaumont, Texas
CHRISTUS Southeast Texas - Saint Elizabeth

Nuclear Med Tech

Location: Beaumont, Texas
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: 7 AM – 5 PM
Work Schedule: Full Time, on-call and weekends required
Case Load: Heavy; must work until every case is completed for the day

Job Summary

• Perform a wide variety of routine and advanced nuclear medicine imaging procedures.
• Support other imaging technologists as needed and help facilitate smooth and efficient patient flow.
• Demonstrate flexibility by working other shifts and/or at other campuses as required.
• Troubleshoot basic equipment maintenance, participate in quality assurance, and resolve image processing and archiving issues.
• Maintain radiation safety protocols while handling radionuclides and pharmaceuticals.
• Complete daily logs and periodic tests as required by licensure.
• Participate in ongoing education, safety, and technical advances within scope of licensure.
• Adhere to expected imaging competencies and organizational values, including professionalism, confidentiality, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Promote staff growth, development, and employee engagement through collaboration.
• Provide meaningful assistance to radiologists and referring physicians to promote physician satisfaction.
• Adapt patient assessment and care methods to accommodate unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and age-specific needs.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Perform examinations/procedures to assist patient throughput within scope of licensure and competencies.
• Ensure exams are correctly scanned and stored in PACS; follow PACS downtime procedures as a PACS Superuser and escalate issues as needed.
• Report equipment malfunctions and follow up appropriately.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Nuclear Medicine Technologist license in Texas
• Minimum 1 year of Nuclear Medicine Technologist experience within the last year
• ARRT (N) or NMTCB certification
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association

Additional Information

• Must be able to work heavy case load and remain until all cases are completed.
• On-call and weekend availability required.