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Cardiac Nuclear Medicine Technologist — Dallas, TX
The credentialed imaging specialist who performs nuclear cardiology scans and ensures diagnostic quality from acquisition to completion.
Role Details
Field
Details
Sector
Nuclear Cardiology — Outpatient Imaging
Reports to
Supervising Physician
Type
Part-time, 1099 Independent Contractor — days/week to grow with volume
Location
Dallas, TX — In-person only
Rate
$55–$65/hr USD
Tools
Gamma camera (SPECT), PET/CT scanner, Rubidium-82 generator, ECG monitoring systems, Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals
Role Overview
Our client requires a certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist to perform cardiac imaging procedures at their Dallas, TX outpatient location. This role is the primary imaging specialist on-site — responsible for radiopharmaceutical preparation and administration, SPECT and PET/CT acquisition, equipment QC, and regulatory documentation. The technologist works under physician supervision and coordinates with clinical support staff during stress testing procedures.
Volume begins part-time and increases as the practice grows in the Dallas market. This is a 1099 engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Imaging & Radiopharmaceuticals
This role suits a technologist who takes ownership of the imaging suite from the moment a patient walks in to the moment results are ready. You work well with minimal supervision, maintain high precision under time pressure, and treat regulatory compliance as a professional standard — not a burden.
Required:
The credentialed imaging specialist who performs nuclear cardiology scans and ensures diagnostic quality from acquisition to completion.
Role Details
Field
Details
Sector
Nuclear Cardiology — Outpatient Imaging
Reports to
Supervising Physician
Type
Part-time, 1099 Independent Contractor — days/week to grow with volume
Location
Dallas, TX — In-person only
Rate
$55–$65/hr USD
Tools
Gamma camera (SPECT), PET/CT scanner, Rubidium-82 generator, ECG monitoring systems, Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals
Role Overview
Our client requires a certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist to perform cardiac imaging procedures at their Dallas, TX outpatient location. This role is the primary imaging specialist on-site — responsible for radiopharmaceutical preparation and administration, SPECT and PET/CT acquisition, equipment QC, and regulatory documentation. The technologist works under physician supervision and coordinates with clinical support staff during stress testing procedures.
Volume begins part-time and increases as the practice grows in the Dallas market. This is a 1099 engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Imaging & Radiopharmaceuticals
- Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals per physician orders and regulatory requirements
- Perform SPECT and cardiac PET/CT imaging procedures, including Tc-99m and Rubidium-82 protocols
- Operate and maintain the Rubidium-82 generator including elution procedures and quality control
- Execute FDG viability and inflammatory imaging protocols including dietary and insulin clamp preparation
- Operate, maintain, and perform QC testing on gamma cameras and PET/CT scanners
- Ensure image quality and integrity throughout all acquisition procedures
- Maintain radiopharmaceutical inventory and all required regulatory documentation
- Verify patient identity and review history, medications, and contraindications prior to procedures
- Educate patients on procedures and respond to questions during testing
- Monitor patients throughout imaging and report concerns to the supervising physician
- Maintain compliance with radiation safety standards and ALARA principles
- Document administered doses, imaging procedures, and patient information accurately
- Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA requirements
- Coordinate scheduling and patient flow with physicians and clinical support staff
- Participate in quality assurance, accreditation, and compliance activities
This role suits a technologist who takes ownership of the imaging suite from the moment a patient walks in to the moment results are ready. You work well with minimal supervision, maintain high precision under time pressure, and treat regulatory compliance as a professional standard — not a burden.
- You hold active ARRT(N) and/or NMTCB (CNMT) certification and Arizona state licensure
- You have hands-on experience with both SPECT and PET/CT cardiac imaging
- You have operated a Rubidium-82 generator and are confident in elution and QC procedures
- You are precise, documentation-focused, and comfortable in a regulated clinical environment
- You adapt easily to part-time or variable scheduling as volume develops
Required:
- Graduate of an accredited Nuclear Medicine Technology program
- Current ARRT(N) and/or NMTCB (CNMT) certification
- Current Texas Medical Radiologic Technologist (MRT) license in good standing
- Current BLS certification
- Demonstrated experience with SPECT imaging including Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals
- Demonstrated experience with PET/CT imaging including Rubidium-82 generator operation, quality control, and elution
- Experience with FDG viability and inflammatory imaging protocols including dietary and insulin clamp preparation
- Ability to work on-site in Dallas, TX — Central Time
- Strong written and verbal communication — clear clinical documentation required
- AI-fluent — actively uses AI tools to support documentation, scheduling coordination, or compliance workflows; will be confirmed at screening
- Minimum 1 year of nuclear medicine experience
- Dedicated nuclear cardiology experience
- ACLS certification
- Experience working in outpatient or mobile nuclear cardiology settings
Salary : $55 - $65