Director of Nuc Med/PET

Join the fastest growing outpatient radiology practice in the Nation- SimonMed Imaging! Our commitment to excellence and improving patient care paired with the best-in-class technology allows us to be an industry leader in the constantly evolving health care environment. Secure your spot now and take advantage of a unique career opportunity to advance your skills while working alongside a dedicated team of board-certified subspecialty radiologists. We can’t wait to meet you!

JOB TITLE: Director of Nuclear Medicine and PET

LOCATION: Depends on region

Travel % (if applicable): Once every quarter if region out of state

As a Director of Nuclear Medicine and PET, you will have a direct reporting relationship to the VP of operations. You will be responsible for hiring new technologists, verifying credentials, and providing ongoing training and support. It is a management role where you will oversee the productivity of the Nuc Med and PET technologists, patient care, and assist with day-to-day operations in your regions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Director of Nuclear Medicine and PET
• • Radiopharmaceutical pricing/contract negotiations
  • • Contracting prices nationally with Cardinal Health, RLS, PCI, Lantheus, Curium, PETNET, Sofie, GE, UPPI Pharmacies, Blue Earth, Telix, Novartis and Etc.
    • Negotiate national unused dose return policies and dose rebate policies
    • Communicate changes to billing/costs
    • Dictate which pharmacies are used based on contracting and feedback from our billing teams
  • Modality specific software introductions and pricing negotiations
  • • DaTQuant – GE, Pylarify AI –Lantheus, NeuroQ – Syntermed, MIM PET Neuro – MIM, Hepatiq
  • Advocacy for advancements in new radiopharmaceutical and software use
  • • Educational outreach
    • Collaboration with vendors and determining use
    • Connecting IT and contracting
  • Billing roles
  • • Participate in regular billing reviews
    • Review and approve invoices
    • Provide invoices when requested from the billing team
    • Provide NDC reports when requested from billing team
    • Maintain list and pricing for all radiopharmaceuticals and drugs used in Nuc and PET
    • Update techs and radiologists on improvements to tech note verbiage and reporting verbiage as needed
  • Sealed Source Management
  • • Negotiate pricing on camera and hot lab sealed source replacements and purchases
    • Maintain regular replacement of sealed sources for all sites nationally
    • Provide documentation needed and training for returning sealed sources legally
  • RAM licenses
  • • Amendments
    • Renewals
    • Terminations
    • Applications
    • Communicates regularly with Brandi Escapule on changing radiologist staffing
  • Promotion of SimonMed Nationally
  • • Represents SimonMed at a variety of events from schooling recruitment, radiopharmacy trainings and more
    • Assists account representatives in marketing SimonMed and answering provider questions/concerns
  • Protocol management
  • • Write new protocols and edit as needed for improvement
    • Install new protocols and protocol improvements on cameras
    • Manages therapy protocols and ensures compliance
    • Communicates with radiologists for changes/improvements in protocols and scanner technical setup
  • Radiation Safety Manuals
  • • Maintains Radiation Safety Manual for all sites
    • Obtains approval from RSO’s for updated signed last page of the manual annually
    • Reviews the manual for compliance annually
  • Ensures compliance to regular training required internally and by the state
  • • Radiation Safety, DOT Shipping of Radioactive Materials
  • Dose returns and special dose ordering
  • • Closely controls unused dose return policy – assists Maria Cisneros in all efforts
    • Orders high cost drugs and research drugs as needed – assists Maria Cisneros again
  • Research
  • • Recruitment of new research opportunities
    • Applications to participate in research
    • RAM license amendments needed for IND radiopharmaceuticals
    • Scanning special phantoms/scans needed for research approval
    • Managing online accounts for image submission and submits images for each case
    • Managing online accounts for special dose ordering
    • Trains scheduling on properly scheduling and communicating with these patients
    • Trains techs on how to properly perform the exam and use the IND’s
  • ACR licenses
  • • Scheduling Annual Physicist Testing for each Nuc Med camera
    • Performs Annual and Semiannual Physicist Testing for each PET camera or
    • Scheduling Annual and Semiannual Physicist Testing for each PET camera
  • Camera quality control compliance
  • • Reviews logs and camera quality biannually
    • Provides training on camera quality control testing: weekly intrinsic, monthly intrinsic, MHR (or COR’s), WCC files, normalization (2D/3Dscans, extrinsic floods as needed and etc.
  • Scheduling of PM’s and Service
  • • Coordinate scheduling regular PM’s for Nuc Med cameras biannually
    • Assist in scheduling unexpected service on all Nuc and PET systems as needed
    • Ordering doses needed for service
    • Obtaining approval from the state as needed for special service requests (shielding surveys)
    • Working with templates team to block schedules
  • Kronos: Schedules and Time Cards
  • • Maintains schedule for all sites
    • Approving and scheduling PTO and Sick Time
    • Approving Time Card Change requests
    • Reviews and approves time cards
    • Handling call out techs
    • Updating tech Kronos profiles as needed
    • Supports compliance of licensure
  • Staffing
  • • Hiring
    • Terminations
    • Salary increases
    • Disciplinary Actions

OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time or without notice.

BENEFITS: Your health, happiness and future matters! At SimonMed Imaging, we offer medical, vision and dental insurance, 401(k) eligibility, paid holidays plus PTO, Sick Time, opportunity for growth, and much more!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: AS, AAS or BA degree 

License/Certification: National Certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and state licensure by the state regulatory agency as applicable.

Experience:

• 5 years in a fast paced imaging facility
• 3 years proven ability to lead and build a team.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  This position may require duties including lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds, sitting for prolonged periods of time, with frequent standing and walking.

DRESS ATTIRE:  Business Casual or scrubs dependent on department

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Some positions will require a favorable driving record.