Nuclear Medicine Technologist

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Nuclear Medicine Technologist','211140','Nuclear Medicine Isotope','Washington-Seattle','Days','40 hours per week','40 hours per week','Variable Hours/Variable Shifts','Variable Hours/Variable Shifts','Monday - Friday','Monday - Friday','','','!*!Located in Seattle, WA, Virginia Mason is an internationally recognized leader in the continuous improvement of health care. With an extensive list of awards and distinctions that includes our recognition as Top Hospital of the Decade by The Leapfrog Group, Virginia Mason offers you the opportunity to partner with exceptionally talented peers at every level. 

You will contribute to the strength of our Team Medicine approach to collaborative medicine and benefit from the changes enacted through our Virginia Mason Production System, a model that has transformed health care by providing patients with easier access to care, reducing errors, and continuously innovating patient safety and quality that has been adopted by other organizations here and abroad. Join us, and find out how many ways Virginia Mason offers you the chance to focus on what really matters - our patients. 

This position performs Nuclear Medicine procedures with high quality and accuracy and contributes to the operations of the Nuclear Medicine Department within the boundaries set by the standards of the profession and State and Federal regulations.','!*!

This position requires the ability to manage multiple tasks and the ability to make decisions and solve problems.

Supervisory and communication skills to supervise student technologists.

Radiopharmaceutical skills to determine proper dosages.

Phlebotomy/injection skills to withdraw blood and administer radiopharmaceuticals to patients.

An understanding of basic physics, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and math.

A working knowledge of all Nuclear Medicine procedures.

The ability to operate a variety of computers/scintigraphic imaging instruments.

EKG skills; CPR skills.

Excellent patient care and communication skills.

Working knowledge of radiation safety.

This position requires graduation from an accredited Nuclear Medicine program.

Certification through the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification Board or CAMRT, Washington State Radiological Technologist License, and current CPR validation.

Additionally, must be eligible for Washington State certification as a Health Care Assistant with Levels A, C, D and F, and documented successful completion Washington State AIDS training.

Must submit application for certification as Health Care Assistant Levels A, C, D and F within three months of hire and maintain twenty-four (24) medical education credits every two years.

Registration with either NMTCB or CAMRT required.

Certification in PET, PET/CT or Nuclear Cardiac imaging or successful completion of certification within one year of hire required.

One year experience with Nuclear Medicine required. Three years preferred.

Preference will be given to applicants who hold a four-year college degree with a concentration in nuclear medicine or sciences.

Just as Virginia Mason is dedicated to improving the lives of our patients and our community, we are equally dedicated to your professional and personal success. With a wide range of perks that includes comprehensive compensation and benefits, continuing education and support, and the opportunity to live in one of the most livable cities in the country, you will find that an opportunity with Team Medicine is one worth taking.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. ','Nuclear Medicine Technologist

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Virginia Mason Medical Center
Website : http://www.virginiamason.org