Senior - Nuclear Medicine Technologist - $56-77 per hour

Company: Adventist Health
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: November 4, 2024

Job Description:

Adventist Health is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist Senior for a job in Bakersfield, California.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Nuclear Medicine Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff
  
  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. We are comprised of a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty care medical offices. As one of America's fastest growing cities, Bakersfield offers affordable housing on the West Coast, beautiful weather, high-quality education and it is just a few hours away from Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, the Central California Coast and Southern California's great sports, theaters, concerts and amusement parks. Job Summary: Administers radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment. Administers medical substances for imaging or other procedures. Performs screening procedures for diagnostic interpretation. Coordinates patient flow and maintains procedure quality control. Provides clinical care efficiently and effectively using a high level of technical and organizational skills as well as critical thinking ability.
  Job Requirements:
  Education and Work Experience:
  • Diploma/certificate from an accredited school of Nuclear Medicine: Required
    
  • Five years' nuclear medicine experience: Required
    Licenses/Certifications:
    • State Nuclear Medicine License: Required in CA and HI
      
    • Registered by the American Registry of Radiological Technologist (ARRT) in Nuclear Medicine OR Certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist: Required in CA and OR
      
    • Venipuncture certification: Required in CA and HI
      
    • State Nuclear Med Tech (SNMT): Required
      Facility Specific License/Certifications:
      • Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQI BLS) certification: Required
        
      • Venipuncture (IV) certification: Required
        
      • ARRT-Nuclear Medicine Technology (ARRT-NMT) or National Nuclear Med Tech (NMTCB): Required
        Essential Functions:
        • Assigns personnel to particular patients and patient care activities based on independent assessment of effective skill and ability utilization, while working to equalize assigned personnel work load.
          
        • Prepares patient and radioactive isotopes for administration and performs procedures.
          
        • Screens and recommends candidates for hire, promotion, discipline and other administrative actions.
          
        • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
          Organizational Requirements: Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
          
          
          
          Adventist Health Job ID #29248. Posted job title: sr. nuclear medicine technologist, quest chester, part time, eveningAbout Adventist HealthAdventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 80 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians, allied health professionals and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope. We are committed to staying true to our heritage by providing patient-centered, quality care. Together, we are transforming the healthcare experience with an innovative and whole-person focus on physical, mental, spiritual and social healing to support community well-being.Benefits
          • 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

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