Nuclear Medicine Tech

Where You’ll Work

At Longmont United Hospital, we treat the entire patient to leverage the powerful connection of body, mind, and spirit in the healing process. Here, your time at work will be spent with a supportive team of employees and leaders that value self-care, flexibility and development opportunities through cross-training and continuing education.

Longmont, Colorado is home to more than 2,000 acres of parks, three public golf courses and numerous trails to hike, bike, walk or run. Located less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountain National Park (ranked the fourth most visited national park in the country in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal), you’ll have easy access to the very best Colorado has to offer.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nuclear Medicine Tech, you will provide diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures for inpatients and outpatients through the administration of radiopharmaceuticals and the safe operation of imaging equipment. Every day you will perform nuclear medicine procedures, precisely administer radiopharmaceuticals, operate various imaging and computer equipment, and maintain accurate records of radioactive materials from receipt through disposal. You will also act as a clinical resource and assure current standards of practice. To be successful in this role, you will possess expertise in nuclear medicine procedures, meticulous attention to detail in radiopharmaceutical administration and record-keeping, a strong understanding of radiation safety, and the ability to operate complex imaging equipment while serving as a clinical resource.

• Performs duties directly involved in a variety of technical procedures in the application of radionuclides for the diagnosis, therapy and treatment of disease, operating gamma camera/computer imaging systems, planar and SPECT and non-imaging equipment, producing quality diagnostic images and results for interpretation by a radiologist/nuclear medicine physician, and practicing all rules and regulations pertaining to radiation safety, reducing personal and patient exposure to “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA).

• Processes radiopharmaceuticals from receipt and preparation through administration and disposal in a safe and efficient manner.

• Prepares patients for exams, provides information and instruction to patients and/or families regarding the procedure, and responds to their physical and emotional needs.

• Observes patients and equipment during procedures and reports/documents unusual occurrences and records patients’ conditions.

• Coordinates quality control procedures on equipment and radiopharmaceuticals according to department procedures and maintains records of quality control and radioactive materials for inspection by regulating agencies.

• Performs IV starts and contrast administration as required

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma or GED

• Registered Technologist, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine R.T. (N)(ARRT) or Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB)

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association

• Licensed Radiology Technologist for those working at a Kansas site

Preferred

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• One (1) year of nuclear medicine experience

• Cardiac Nuclear Medicine registration

• Positron Emission Tomography Registry, if applicable to entity