Nuclear Medicine Tech - Contract - Orange, CA

Profession:  Nuclear Medicine Tech

Specialty:  Nuclear Medicine Tech

Location: Orange, California

Job Type: Contract

Hourly Pay Rate: $76/hr

Duration - 13 weeks

Shift: Day Shift (5x8 hours) 9:00am-5:30pm

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of nuclear medicine imaging procedures in accordance with physician orders and departmental protocols.
• Prepare, calculate, and administer radiopharmaceuticals safely and accurately.
• Operate gamma cameras, SPECT, and/or PET/CT equipment to obtain high-quality diagnostic images.
• Monitor patients throughout procedures and provide excellent patient care and education.
• Follow all radiation safety standards, infection control policies, and regulatory guidelines.
• Maintain accurate patient records and imaging documentation.
• Perform quality control procedures on imaging equipment and maintain required logs.
• Collaborate with radiologists, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Requirements

• Experience Required: 1 year
• License Required: ARRT (N), NMT from CDPH
• Certifications Required: AHA BLS
• Equipment - Siemens or Toshiba required.
• Experience with: Storage, handling, and disposal of radioactive materials, IV starts, HIDA scan, Cardiac stress testing, Lung Scan, Bone Scan, Thyroid Scan, Uptake, computerized documentation, isolation precautions.
• Experience with PILL and Whole Body Scan, I-131 Pill and Whole Body Scan, Gastric Emptying, Whole Body Bone Scan, 3 Phase Bone Scan, Limited Bone Scan, Parathyroid Scan, Perfusion Lung Scan, Perfusion/Ventilation Lung Scan, Quantitative Lung Scan, Urea Breath Test, GI Bleed, Liver Spleen Scan, WBC Scan, Gallium Scan, DAT Scan, Brain Spect, HIDA Scan, HIDA w CCK Scan, Spect Bone Scan, Muga Scan, Mekel's Scan, Lymphoscintigraphy Scan and Injection, Adernal Imaging, Cardiac Stress Test Exercise, Cardiac Stress Test Vasodialator, Cardiac Stress Test Thallium Scan, Cardiac Amlydosis