CHA Career Center
Posted: 15-Jan-23
Location: Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 5672
You.
You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
Your compassion is tangible: patients feel it in the hand they hold. Families feel it in your prayers. Colleagues feel it in your support.
You know how to move fast. You know how to stay organized. You know how to have fun.
Youâ™re equally comfortable with Nuclear Medicine protocols, communication, and patient care.
Youâ™re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.
Us.
Lutheran Medical Center is currently seeking an experienced Nuclear Medicine Technologist to join our team. We are looking for a technologist that would be able to assist with on-call rotation, and have the availability/flexibility to cover variable shifts, up to and including evenings, and weekends.
Lutheran Medical Center is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 249-bed community-based hospital provides comprehensive, specialty care to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Dating back to 1905, we are proud of the rich history and inspiring mission our hospital has embodied for over 110 years.
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, weâ™ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
We.
We understand the importance of work-life balance in our caregivers' lives, which is why we have significantly reduced our call requirements in Nuclear Medicine by no longer requiring weeknight call and significantly reducing call hours on weekends
Your day.
As a Nuclear Medicine Technologist you need to know how to:
- Perform a variety of Nuclear Medicine procedures utilizing multiple types of gamma cameras, utilizing proper injection techniques while injecting radioisotopes
- Perform IV puncture, and administer radiopharmaceuticals via IV when indicated.
- Prepare exam room, communicate with the patient, obtain informed consent when necessary, and request an accurate clinical history as necessary for the exam.
- Receive patients, explain method of examination, and position patient.
- Select appropriate imaging techniques and protocols to complete the exam.
Your experience.
We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:
- Associate Degree or equivalent from two-year College or Technical School; or a minimum of one (1) year minimum related experience and/or training, required
- Current ARRT (N) or NMTCB registry, required
- Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association, required
- At least one (1) year of experience in Nuclear Medicine, preferred
Your next move.
Now that you know more about being a Nuclear Medicine Technologist on our team we hope youâ™ll join us. At SCL Health youâ™ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.
