Fusion Technologist - 8-Hour Day Shift - $10,000 Hiring Incentive!
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Posted: 07-Jan-26
Location: Beverly Hills, California
Internal Number: 14396
Job Description
Would you like to be part of a team of colleagues that employs pioneering, innovative techniques to treat a variety of conditions with less risk, less pain and as little stress as possible? Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient happiness? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in Southern California! We would be happy to hear from you. Cedars-Sinai has been recognized as #1 in California and eight years in a row on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll by U.S. News & World Report, 2023-24.
Each year, almost 500,000 inpatient and outpatient exams and procedures are performed and interpreted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Our radiologists & imaging specialists are board certified by the American Board of Radiology in their respective subspecialties. Our subspecialized imaging physicians, American College of Radiology certified technologists and customer-service oriented staff provide our patients with brand-new imaging technologies and innovative treatment options in a compassionate environment.
We are currently offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus to newly hired Techs!
We are seeking a Nuclear Medicine Fusion Technologist to perform a broad range of PET and CT procedures on a fused scanner. Exams will be conducted at one of our busy outpatient cancer treatment centers in Beverly Hills. The successful candidate will be able to perform all functions associated with diagnostic PET Imaging to include radiopharmaceutical preparation and injection, glucose monitoring, radiation safety, and post processing of data.
Summary of Essential Duties:
Performs routine and advanced oncological procedures on a PET/CT imaging device and each of its subsets, utilizing knowledge of radiation/imaging scientific principles, technical skills, and well-developed problem-solving capabilities. Routinely rotates between the two disciplines. Performs routine CT and other radiologic studies as needed.
Operates, calibrates, Quality Controls, and maintains imaging equipment and accessory instruments used in imaging procedures. Performs section specific imaging Quality Control (QC) procedures using established technical factors and image identification.
Processes and reformats all images, per protocol, obtained from the fused modality, or from each of its subsets.
Prepares, dispenses, and administers radiopharmaceuticals and related materials in accordance with Cedars-Sinai radioactive materials license and departmental policy and procedure. Handles pharmaceuticals that may be needed during a fusion procedure and ensures that these medications are ordered and administered by a nurse practitioner or licensed physician.
Qualifications
Education:
Associate's Degree/College Diploma from a JRCERT accredited Radiology program required
Bachelor's Degree in Radiologic Sciences preferred
Certifications/Licensure:
ARRT-R required
CT certification from ARRT or NMTCB required
PET certification from NMTCB required
California Radiology Tech (CRT) required
BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required
Experience:
One year of PET and CT experience preferred
Keywords: Nuclear Medicine, PET, CT, Positron Emission Tomography, Computed Tomography, Imaging, Radiation, Oncology, Healthcare, Hospital, Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, California
Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi...tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.
