Imaging Healthcare Specialists is looking for a PET/CT Technologist!

Be part of a team dedicated to making a significant contribution to the health and well-being of others.

With over 30 years of imaging services experience, Imaging Healthcare Specialists has earned an outstanding reputation for providing the highest quality medical imaging technology, highly specialized expertise and exceptional customer service to physicians and patients. Our experienced staff of doctors, technologists and support personnel are committed to providing the most accurate, safe, timely and caring medical imaging (such as MRI, CT, mammography and x-ray) and interventional radiology services (minimally invasive treatment for diseases and other health conditions like chronic pain).

Locations with Position Openings: Encinitas and Hillcrest
Position Status Options: Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem

Summary: The PET/CT Technologist will be responsible to review patient orders, image per protocol, and post-process while following Single Flow protocols emulate LEAN principles. This will be accomplished by assisting daily operations as needed with a focus on IHS’s standard for excellent patient care. Salary is $115,000 to $125,000 annually.

Essential Responsibilities will include the following, and other duties may be assigned.

Corporate Duties:

• Hands-on engagement in understanding and applying Lean
• Maintains an unrelenting focus on improvement and providing customer value
• Makes learning and practicing of Lean principals a daily priority.
  

Technologist Duties:

• Follow ALARA principles of safe handling, receiving and administration of radiopharmaceuticals.
• Strong IV Skills
• Ability to follow written instructions, protocols and standard work.
• Obtains patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
• Reviews patient orders image requests, patient questions and perform image procedures while upholding IHS patient service quality standards.
• Reviews or transmits images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.
• Evaluates medical information to determine patients' risk factors, such as allergies to contrast agents, or to make decisions regarding the appropriateness of procedures.
• Confers with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses.
• Provides suggestions to management for any coaching and performance coaching while observing technicians.
• Assists Modality Manager enforce standards for protection of patients or personnel.
• Monitors and assists with procedures to ensure adequate quality control of images. Interpret images using computer-aided detection or diagnosis systems.
• Prepares and responds to correspondence for unread exams, QA Notes, shift reports, incident reports and inquiry statuses
• Reports any non-operable equipment and maintenance needs of imaging equipment to your supervisor.
• Contributes to company goals by acting as a backup for other IHS departments as required.
• Helps facilitate maintenance needs of imaging equipment and prepare reports to Modality Manager for review and approval.
  

Qualifications

• Education:
  • Required: CNMT or ARRT equivalent, Nuclear Medicine California State License, BLS
• Experience:
  • Required: Minimum of six months experience in an outpatient imaging or similar imaging occupation
    

Why Should You Work For IHS?

• Career Development and Growth Opportunities
  • Lean Development (Enterprise Excellence)
  • Leadership Growth and Development Training
• 4 Weeks of PTO for part time and full-time team members
• Yearly Compensation Reviews
• Medical, Dental, Vison, HSA Contribution and 401k matching
• Community Involvement

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Our company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ensures its employment decisions comply with principles embodied in Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Executive Order 11246, Revised Order Number 4, and applicable state regulations.