Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Position Overview

Adventist Health is seeking a Outpatient Nuclear Medicine Technologist Senior for a position in Bakersfield, California. Adventist Health Bakersfield has provided award‐winning care since 1910 with state‐of‐the‐art facilities and a team of world‐class physicians. This role is pivotal in administering radiopharmaceuticals and radiation for diagnostic imaging and treatment while ensuring quality patient care and smooth procedure flow.

Key Responsibilities

• Administers radiopharmaceuticals and radiation intravenously for diagnostic imaging and treatment procedures.
• Coordinates patient flow and ensures procedure quality control.
• Assigns personnel to patient care activities based on an independent assessment of skills and workload.
• Prepares patients and radioactive isotopes for imaging procedures.
• Performs screening procedures for diagnostic interpretation and other job‐related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Diploma/certificate from an accredited school of Nuclear Medicine.
• Experience: Five years' nuclear medicine experience.
• Licenses/Certifications: State Nuclear Medicine License (required in CA and HI).
• Registered by the American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT) in Nuclear Medicine OR Certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) (required in CA and OR).
• Venipuncture certification (required in CA and HI).
• State Nuclear Med Tech (SNMT) certification.
• Facility Specific Requirements: Basic Life Support (BLS/HS-BLS/RQI BLS) certification, Venipuncture (IV) certification, and ARRT-Nuclear Medicine Technology (ARRT-NMT) or National Nuclear Med Tech (NMTCB) certification.

Benefits & Perks

• Continuing Education
• Bereavement
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Health Care FSA
• 403b retirement plan
• Employee assistance programs
• Life insurance
• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Health savings account