Nuclear Medicine Physician

Quick Facts

• EDRP eligible position (student loan repayment). EDRP application must be submitted within 4 months of appointment.

Description

Provide expertise in diagnostic, therapeutic, and therapy-monitoring nuclear medicine and patient care. Responsibilities include reviewing exam requests for appropriateness, prescribing/modifying exam protocols, overseeing medication administration and radiation safety, interpreting imaging studies, and generating reports with findings, measurements, impressions, and recommendations using CPRS. Participate in quality assurance, clinical conferences, call duties, and collaborative multidisciplinary care, including guidance for unsealed-source therapy and dosimetry.

Responsibilities

• Review nuclear medicine exam requests for appropriateness
• Prescribe exam protocols and modify them based on clinical indications
• Oversee clinical medication administration (e.g., contrast/preps) for imaging performance
• Provide clinical oversight of radiation safety and act as a resource to the Radiation Safety Office (RSO)
• Oversee technical image quality and provide feedback to technologists
• Serve as a resource for infection control practices
• Participate in QA activities (peer review, protocol review, appropriateness criteria, performance improvement)
• Interpret imaging exams, correlate with clinical information in CPRS, and generate reports including differential diagnoses and recommendations
• Support patient care by ensuring timely reports appropriate to clinical acuity
• Consult providers on exam selection and interpretation
• Participate in relevant conferences (e.g., Tumor Board, Cardiology Conference)
• Provide high-quality, literature-based unsealed-source therapy
• Facilitate dosimetry for appropriate therapy patients
• Interact with patients: obtain history/physical findings, provide education, obtain informed consents, disclose appropriately, document in CPRS, and enter orders
• Engage in continuing education and contribute to imaging/general medical staff meetings and committees
• Assist with program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects
• Coordinate team operations (consult and call rotation support)
• Support training of technologists and other trainees; guide learning and clinical experiences
• Research encouraged as feasible

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package: competitive salary, annual performance bonus, paid time off (50–55 days/year), retirement pension and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• CME reimbursement up to $1,000/year (board certification and full-time)
• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage
• No physician employment contract and no significant moonlighting restrictions