PermanentPosted 24 days ago

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Veterans Health Administration · Philadelphia, PA

$103k–$134k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationPhiladelphia, PA
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Posted24 days ago
  • Requisition885557500
  • ProfessionNuclear Medicine Technologist

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Philadelphia, PA. The employer published a pay range of $103k–$134k 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

The incumbent serves as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist for the Nuclear Medicine Section and is responsible for independently performing a full range of routine, non-routine, research and new radionuclide studies, to include PET/CT.

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

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $57.18 per hour, is 16% above the median of 93 Nuc Med Tech postings with published pay across the US ($49.38 per hour).

$43$65

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Philadelphia, PA at a glance

  • $47.53/hrmedian pay, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area
  • $44–$52middle half of earners, per hour
  • 103price level, U.S. = 100
  • 21hospitals listed by CMS in Philadelphia
  • The metro median is 15% above the Pennsylvania statewide median of $41.50 per hour. Nationally the median is $46.64 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $47.53 median hour in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington buys what $46.35 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in Philadelphia: $184 a night for lodging and $92 a day for meals and incidentals.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist pay and jobs in Philadelphia · Nuclear Medicine Technologist jobs in Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania 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

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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