Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Overview

Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Providence Health - Orange, CA

Job Description

The Nuclear Medicine Technologist provides health care services using radionuclides to assist in diagnosis and treatment. He/she has the advanced skills to perform a wide variety of nuclear medicine procedures, computer processing of data and other technical tasks necessary to produce images for the interpretation by, and at the request of a licensed practitioner. He/she exercises professional judgment in the performance of services and maintains a demeanour complementary to medical ethics while providing appropriate care essential for successful completion of procedures.

• Completion of an AMA approved radiologic technologist training program.
• National Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board upon hire.
• National Registered Technologist - Nuclear Medicine Technology upon hire.
• California Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification upon hire.
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire.
• 6 months of experience during the last year, or a minimum of 2 years full-time experience with an absence from nuclear medicine of no more than 1 year.

• 1 year of experience in nuclear medicine (not required if a recent graduate from an approved technician training program).