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Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Veterans Health Administration · Atlanta, GA

$100k–$130k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationAtlanta, GA
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Postedtoday
  • Requisition876686400
  • ProfessionNuclear Medicine Technologist

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Atlanta, GA. The employer published a pay range of $100k–$130k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other nuclear medicine technologist roles before you apply.

Nuclear medicine technologists prepare and give radiopharmaceuticals and operate imaging cameras.

Duties from the announcement

Duties include, however, not limited to: The Nuclear Medicine Technologist has the responsibility for providing a wide range of specialized and complex nuclear medicine procedures, including diagnostic imaging, therapy with unsealed radioactive materials, radio-assay, in-vivo or in-vitro cell labeling; evaluating abnormal results; using and maintaining equipment; setting up and monitoring quality control; working within guidelines from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission INRC), Department of Transportation (DOT), National Health Physics Program, Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) among others.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $55.35 per hour, is 12% above the median of 93 Nuc Med Tech postings with published pay across the US ($49.38 per hour).

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Atlanta, GA at a glance

  • $47.32/hrmedian pay, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area
  • $41–$51middle half of earners, per hour
  • 100price level, U.S. = 100
  • 9hospitals listed by CMS in Atlanta
  • The metro median is 10% above the Georgia statewide median of $43.00 per hour. Nationally the median is $46.64 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $47.32 median hour in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell buys what $47.29 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in Atlanta: $186 a night for lodging and $86 a day for meals and incidentals.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist pay and jobs in Atlanta · Nuclear Medicine Technologist jobs in Georgia · Georgia state guide

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do nuclear medicine technologists get paid at other hospitals in the US?

  • AkuminStockton, CA$73.41/hr
  • AkuminMount Vernon, WA$71.23/hr
  • MultiCarePuyallup, WA$61.43/hr

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Typical requirements

  • CNMT or ARRT(N) certification
  • State license where required
  • Radiation safety training

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