Sr. Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Outpatient, Full Time
Job Description
Position Overview
Central to all that California has to offer, Adventist Health Bakersfield has been providing an extraordinary team of world‐class physicians, top‐notch medical technology, caring professionals and award‐winning quality since 1910. With a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty care medical offices, the organization offers a vibrant community life in one of America’s fastest growing cities.
Job Summary: Administers radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment. Also administers medical substances for imaging and other procedures, performs screening procedures for diagnostic interpretation, coordinates patient flow, maintains procedure quality control, and provides clinical care efficiently using high-level technical, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of its associates and patients. All associates must receive the required vaccinations as a condition of employment (medical and religious exemptions may apply). The organization also participates in E-Verify; by applying you acknowledge having read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices.
Key Responsibilities
- Assign personnel to specific patients and care activities based on independent assessment of skill sets, ensuring equitable workload distribution.
- Prepare patients and radioactive isotopes for administration and perform the associated procedures.
- Screen and recommend candidates for hire, promotion, discipline, and other administrative actions.
- Perform additional job-related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Diploma/certificate from an accredited school of Nuclear Medicine – Required
- Five years’ nuclear medicine experience – Required
- State Nuclear Medicine License in CA and HI – Required
- Registered by the American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT) in Nuclear Medicine OR Certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in CA and OR – Required
- Venipuncture certification in CA and HI – Required
- State Nuclear Med Tech (SNMT) – Required
- Basic Life Support (BLS, HS-BLS, or RQI BLS) certification – Required
- Venipuncture (IV) certification – Required
- ARRT-Nuclear Medicine Technology (ARRT-NMT) or National Nuclear Med Tech (NMTCB) – Required