Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Lexington, Kentucky
University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital

Nuclear Medicine Tech

Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Location: Lexington, Kentucky Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 14 weeks Shift: Day shift, 5x8 hours (8:00 to 16:30), 40 hours per week. Hours may shift slightly due to scheduled patients.

Call Requirements

• Call is required once every 9 weeks.
• Weekday call: staying late is only needed for a late patient; the department is usually done by 6 pm.
• Weekend call coverage: 8 am to 5 pm for GI bleeds, bio-leaks, VQs, and brain death cases. The department was called in five times last year.

Role Details

• Travelers will provide care to patients in General Nuclear Medicine, including routine studies such as bones, gastrics, hepatos, and renals.
• Equipment: Siemens cameras (Symbias, Intevo SPECT/CT, and Biograph MCT Flow PET/CT).
• If PET/CT trained, there is a potential rotation through the PET department.
• Local travelers within 75 miles are not accepted at this facility.
• Job requires good communication skills, attention to detail, and patient centeredness.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Nuclear Medicine Technologist license in Kentucky
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist experience (2 years)
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association (AHA only; RQI accepted)

Preferred Qualifications

• PET/CT experience (preferred, not required)

Additional Certifications (Listed in Source)

• ACLS (AHA only; RQI accepted)
• PALS (AHA only; RQI accepted; ENPC acceptable in lieu of PALS)
• CPI Blue Card (can be completed onsite)
• Certified First Assistant (required for First Assist RNs only)

Competencies and Testing

• Color blind testing online, required within 1 year of start (80% passing score)
• Unit-specific competency exam, required within 1 year of start and renewed annually (80% or Modified Angoff score, whichever is higher)
• Skills checklists, as specified in the unit details
• Pre-start EKG exam (80% passing score) is required for listed units, including Cath Lab tech and RN Diagnostic Radiology. Nuclear Medicine is not listed.

Health and Background Requirements

• Background check within 1 year of start, updated annually, including county criminal search for the last 7 years, national criminal and sex offender searches, and education verification
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG exclusion checks within 30 days of start, updated annually
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, updated annually, signed by a physician, MD, NP, or PA
• Fit testing with an approved N95 respirator model, updated annually
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• TB: PPD or TSPOT/QuantiFERON within 1 year, renewed annually; chest X-ray within 5 years if history of positive TB
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines; equivocal or negative titers require 1 booster
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, 3-dose series, or declination (renewed annually); booster not accepted for negative titer
• Drug testing within 1 year, updated annually, with a required panel; a rapid drug screen is not acceptable
• Seasonal flu vaccination, required year-round (medical or religious exemptions accepted)
• COVID initial vaccine series or medical/religious exemption, updated annually
• COVID booster (preferred, not required)