Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Nuclear Medicine Technologist IIA

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Build a meaningful career in health care while making a real difference for patients and communities across Newfoundland and Labrador

We are seeking a Nuclear Medicine Technologist IIA to join the healthcare team in the Eastern Urban Zone. In this role, you will be part of a collaborative, patient‑focused environment, supporting diagnostic and therapeutic care through advanced nuclear medicine practice.

Responsibilities

• Perform standardized and complex diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures
• Prepare, measure, dispense, and administer radiopharmaceuticals and radioisotopes
• Assess patients, explain procedures, and support them throughout their care experience
• Conduct quality control testing on nuclear medicine equipment
• Apply radiation safety practices and contribute to quality improvement initiatives
• Participate in research activities and perform other related duties as required

Demands

• Regularly lifts, moves, repositions, pushes, or pulls objects (i.e. supplies, equipment, cameras, lead vests, and patients), less than 10 lbs., between 10-50 lbs., and over 50 lbs.
• Regularly stands or walks when performing procedures or scanning patients. Occasionally works in awkward or cramped positions where maintaining balance is required while operating heavy machinery or equipment to perform scans.
• Scanning patients requires controlled movements while physically handling cameras. Occasionally will sit to review images and use fine finger/precision movements to work on the computer, walk, and bend to give injections using fine motor skills.
• Visual concentration is required when reading physicians' orders, positioning patients, drawing up radiation into syringes, calculating and measuring dosages, inserting venipuncture and intravenous (IV) lines, giving injections, examining detailed computer images, computer processing, and monitoring patients during procedures.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized (accredited) program in Nuclear Medicine Technology is required.
• Current registration and member in good standing with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) in Nuclear Medicine.
• A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required.

Pay Range and Compensation

Package LX29 (CAD34.41-CAD43.66 per hour). The following incentives may be available and may be combined. Eligibility for incentives is subject to a return-of-service commitment, which varies based on the incentive amount.

1. Signing bonus up to $10,000
2. Come Home Incentive up to $50,000
3. Bursary (student) up to $10,000
4. Relocation Assistance