Nuclear Medicine PET CT Technologist

Job Description:

Join our team and make a difference in patient care through advanced imaging technology! To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please
to schedule a time to further discuss.

Posting Specifics:

• Hours:
  
  (30 hours)
• Benefits Eligible:
  Yes Link to Benefit Details
• Shift Details:
  Wednesday, Thursday, Friday -
• No call required for this position
• Additional Details:
  Shift differentials given for evenings, nights and weekends

Who We Are: Saint Joseph Hospital was founded in Denver in 1873 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth as the first private teaching hospital in Colorado. Today, it remains the largest private teaching hospital in Denver. The hospital provides a tradition of healthcare that includes compassionate caregivers, stellar clinical expertise and active clinical partnerships with Kaiser Permanente, National Jewish Health and community physicians.

​Saint Joseph‘s new state-of-the-art hospital opened in December 2014.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain ARRT or modality-specific competency in all clinical and technical functions.
• Ensure proper patient identification, order verification, and prepares the patient for the exam.
• Perform exams per department protocol and reviews images for quality, clarity, and accuracy.
• Adhere to radiation safety guidelines and maintains a safe working environment. | Follow regulations of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Division of Radiation Control, and any other regulatory agencies governing the use of radiopharmaceuticals.
• Complete studies within acceptable time limits without compromising patient care or quality. Assists and instructs students and other Radiology Techs in exam protocols, procedures, positioning, and equipment.
• Provide appropriate patient education, ensures patient comfort, and addresses concerns.
• Practice appropriate infection control and sterile techniques.
• Understand and operate equipment and related information systems to ensure quality images.
• Keeps accurate records (required by Licensing State and Joint Commission) of patient information, procedures performed, and any adverse reactions.
• Follow protocols for medical necessity, coding, charging, consents, QC programs, and reporting equipment failures.

Minimum (Required)

Qualifications:

• Current License in state of practice.
• Clinical Board Certification, i.e. American Registry Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
  or Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB).
• American Heart Association (AHA) - Basic Life support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
• IV certification for healthcare providers.
• One year of clinical Nuclear Medicine experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of clinical PET/CT experience.
• Bachelor‘s degree from an accredited institution.

Take your career to the next level with Intermountain Health! As a Nuclear Medicine PET/CT Technologist, you’ll have access to ongoing education, advanced technology, and opportunities to expand your skills in a dynamic healthcare environment. We’re committed to supporting your professional development so you can grow, lead, and achieve your long-term goals—all while making a meaningful difference in patient care every day.

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care,…