PET/CT Technologist

Shift Details

• Schedule: 4×10 days (Monday to Wednesday: 8 am – 6:30 pm; Saturday: 6:30 am – 5 pm)
• Weekend Requirement: Yes
• On-call Requirement: Yes
• Floating: Float within the facility
• Block Schedule Accommodations: Not available

Responsibilities

The PET/CT Technologist will perform a variety of diagnostic imaging procedures, including but not limited to:

• PET cardiac perfusion scans
• PYP amyloid imaging
• Thallium viability studies
• MUGA studies
• Bone and bone marrow scans
• WBC scans (TC and 111Indium)
• Cerebrospinal fluid leak imaging and cisternogram imaging
• Brain perfusion studies and brain shunt patency assessments
• DAT scans and brain death flow evaluations
• Gastric emptying studies
• Hepatobiliary scans
• Gastrointestinal bleed evaluations
• Liver and spleen scans
• Lung VQ and quantification VQ scans
• MIBG scans
• Lab procedures including DTPA GFR determination
• Lymphatic melanoma and lymphangiogram evaluations
• Parathyroid studies
• MAG3 renal studies
• Thyroid studies for hyperthyroidism and cancer
• Y90 treatment imaging
• 131I Thyroid and Xofigo treatment imaging

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a PET/CT Technologist
• Certifications Required:
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • NMTCB (Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board) or ARRT (N) AND ARRT (CT) or NMTCB (CT)
  • State license in Washington
• Experience in PET imaging is required
• First-time travelers are considered
• Local applicants are welcome
• Pending licenses are not accepted
• RTO Restrictions: 1 week maximum

Facility Information

Type: Short Term Acute Care, Magnet, Teaching Center

• Total Staffed Beds: 637
• Scrub Color: Any color (scrubs provided for OR personnel)
• Charting System: EPIC
• Parking Costs: $10.46 daily

Guaranteed Work Hours

In the event of low census, healthcare providers may be called off without charge or placed on-call in 4-hour increments up to 1 shift’s worth of hours in a 2-week cycle. For ambulatory or surgical service areas closed on weekends and holidays, there will be no scheduling of travelers or minimum staffing during these periods.