PET/CT Technologist
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7311042 (Ref:10031431)
Posted: June 24, 2025
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
PET/CT Technologist – Imaging/Nuclear Medicine
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The PET/CT Technologist performs a wide range of diagnostic imaging and therapeutic procedures using radionuclides, ensuring patient safety and adherence to radiation safety protocols. This role includes preparing and administering radiopharmaceuticals, conducting imaging and functional studies across all age groups, and assisting physicians with therapeutic isotope procedures. Proficiency in anatomy, physiology, and imaging equipment is essential for executing both standard and specialized exams effectively.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Utilize protective shielding and prescribed safety standards for radioactive sources in accordance with prescribed safety standards
- Assist physician and/or prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals to the patient.
- Be responsible for performing radionuclide procedures on patients of all ages, inclusive of organ imaging, function studies, computer analysis and assisting the physician in the therapeutic administration of radioisotopes under prescribed conditions.
- Be responsible for equipment calibration checks/field uniformity, and reporting/scheduling equipment maintenance, as necessary.
Your qualifications should include:
- Graduation from an accredited PET Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board Program
- New Graduates accepted
- ARRT (R)
- California State Certification -Certified Radiographic Tech (CRT)
- PET certification (NMTCB)
- BLS
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location. City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $46.58 - $74.53 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
