The Job Hunt
What do you need to get a job as a nuclear medicine technologist?
In general, you need to go to a nuclear medicine technologist program, pass an exam, then register for your license. For California, you need to:
- 1) Graduate from an accredited nucmed program
- 2) Pass a board exam: NMTCB, ARRT or the State Exam
- 3) Apply for a State License
My paperwork is in order. How do I get a Job?
One strategy for finding a job is to apply to the large hospital groups. By searching that group's site, you are effectively looking through dozens of hospitals at one time. And if you fill out an application, most sites will save the app for you, so if another job opens up, you can send the same application in.
Here are the job pages for the largest hospital groups in California:
Another strategy for finding a job is to search through job websites. Hospitals pay these sites to list job openings for them. There are many job sites out there; the following is a list of the best sites for nuclear medicine jobs:
