PET/CT & Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Location: New Port Richey, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 4 x 10-hour shifts

Full-time outpatient PET/CT and nuclear medicine position offering a Monday-Thursday, four 10-hour day schedule and a three-day weekend. Perform FDG, PSMA, amyloid PET, planar, and SPECT imaging in a physician-owned center with direct radiologist support.

About Our Client

One of our clients is an independent, physician- and family-owned radiology practice proudly serving the New Port Richey community since 2001. The organization is a full-service, freestanding diagnostic and interventional imaging center and a designated Graduate Medical Education training site, offering a dynamic and collaborative learning environment for residents and clinical learners.

The practice provides advanced diagnostic imaging and outpatient procedures with personalized attention in a physician-led environment. Its focus is on high-touch patient care, continuous improvement, and clinical excellence.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced, dependable, and highly skilled PET/CT and Nuclear Medicine Technologist to join our client's team full-time on a Monday-Thursday, four 10-hour shift schedule.

This technologist will be responsible for independently performing both PET/CT and conventional nuclear medicine examinations in a physician-led outpatient imaging center. The PET program includes oncologic FDG imaging, PSMA PET imaging, amyloid brain PET imaging, and research-related studies. Nuclear medicine services include routine planar and SPECT examinations.

The ideal candidate is comfortable managing the complete PET and nuclear medicine workflow, including patient preparation, IV access, radiopharmaceutical administration, image acquisition and processing, equipment quality control, radiopharmacy coordination, hot-lab documentation, radiation safety, and accreditation readiness.

This role is best suited for an experienced technologist who values clinical autonomy, excellent image quality, direct physician collaboration, organized departmental operations, and compassionate patient care.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-quality PET/CT examinations, including FDG oncology, PSMA, amyloid brain, and other approved clinical or research protocols

• Perform routine planar and SPECT nuclear medicine examinations according to established protocols

• Review patient history, orders, indications, prior imaging, laboratory information, medications, pregnancy or breastfeeding status, and contraindications before each examination

• Educate patients regarding examination preparation, radiopharmaceutical administration, uptake periods, imaging expectations, radiation-safety precautions, and post-examination instructions

• Perform venipuncture, establish IV access, check blood glucose when indicated, and administer radiopharmaceuticals and permitted adjunct medications within scope and facility policy

• Accurately document administered activity, assay and administration times, residual activity, injection site, radiopharmaceutical lot information, and other required dose information

• Position patients and select appropriate acquisition parameters to obtain diagnostically complete, high-quality images

• Operate and maintain GE Discovery V64 PET/CT and GE Millennium MG SPECT gamma camera equipment

• Review acquired images for motion, artifact, patient preparation issues, extravasation, attenuation-correction problems, and technical completeness before releasing the patient

• Process and reconstruct PET, planar, and SPECT studies for radiologist interpretation

• Perform PET/CT and gamma-camera quality-control procedures according to manufacturer, physicist, regulatory, and accreditation requirements

• Immediately document and appropriately escalate failed or out-of-range quality-control results

• Coordinate radiopharmaceutical ordering, delivery, receipt, surveying, storage, preparation, administration, return, and disposal

• Maintain organized hot-lab records, dose logs, package-receipt records, contamination-survey records, radioactive-waste records, and other required documentation

• Maintain compliance with ALARA principles, personnel monitoring, contamination-control procedures, and radiation-safety policies

• Recognize and properly respond to spills, contamination events, infiltrations, adverse reactions, equipment failures, and other unexpected events

• Coordinate with the radiologist, radiation safety personnel, medical physicist, radiopharmacy, equipment service providers, scheduling team, and clinical staff

• Assist with PET and nuclear medicine ACR accreditation, regulatory inspection readiness, quality assurance, corrective actions, and department documentation

• Maintain appropriate inventory of clinical, radiopharmaceutical, contrast, IV, emergency, and radiation-safety supplies

• Participate in protocol development, workflow improvement, research imaging, and education of residents or clinical learners when appropriate

• Maintain a calm, professional, and reassuring experience for patients throughout their examinations

Qualifications

• NMTCB Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) or ARRT Nuclear Medicine Technology (ARRT(N)) required

• Current Florida Department of Health Nuclear Medicine Technologist certification required

• Current Florida credentials appropriate for independent PET practice required by the start date

• NMTCB PET specialty certification strongly preferred

• Current BLS certification required

• Minimum of two years of recent PET/CT experience required

• Experience performing conventional nuclear medicine examinations required

• Experience with FDG oncology PET/CT required

• Experience with PSMA and amyloid brain PET strongly preferred

• Experience performing planar and SPECT nuclear medicine examinations required

• Strong venipuncture and radiopharmaceutical-administration skills required

• Demonstrated knowledge of radiopharmaceutical handling, radiation safety, ALARA, contamination control, and radioactive-material documentation

• Proficiency performing and documenting PET/CT, gamma-camera, dose-calibrator, and hot-lab quality control

• Ability to independently recognize and troubleshoot technical image-quality problems

• Experience coordinating radiopharmacy orders, dose deliveries, radioactive shipments, and waste preferred

• Experience supporting ACR accreditation or regulatory inspections strongly preferred

• Experience with GE PET/CT or GE nuclear medicine equipment preferred

• Experience with clinical research imaging protocols is a plus

• Strong organizational, communication, documentation, and patient-care skills

• Ability to work independently while communicating appropriately with the radiologist and clinical team

CT Credentialing

ARRT Computed Tomography certification and the corresponding Florida CT certification are strongly preferred, particularly if the position will include diagnostic CT acquisition or modification of diagnostic CT protocols.

Why Work With Our Client

• Full-time Monday-Thursday, four 10-hour shift schedule

• Three-day weekend every week

• Predictable outpatient weekday environment

• Opportunity to work across both PET/CT and conventional nuclear medicine

• Exposure to FDG, PSMA, amyloid, and clinical research imaging

• Physician-led, family-owned practice

• Direct collaboration with radiologists and physicians

• Supportive culture that values clinical judgment, experience, and employee input

• Educational exposure with residents and physicians in training

• No hospital bureaucracy

• Opportunity to contribute meaningfully to department protocols, quality assurance, accreditation, and workflow improvement

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with matching

• Paid time off and holidays

• CME and professional-development assistance

• Tuition reimbursement opportunities

• Credentialing and licensure support

• Discounted services and employee perks

• Supportive physician- and family-owned practice environment