Use your expertise, compassion, and kindness to transform the patient experience. When you join UCLA Health as a nurse, you’ll deliver leading-edge care as you build an exceptional career with a health system that’s consistently ranked among the best in the country.
Join UCLA Health’s Nuclear Medicine team and play a critical role in delivering cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic services to both adult and pediatric patients. As a Registered Nurse in Nuclear Medicine, you’ll work at the intersection of nursing, technology, and innovation, supporting patients undergoing specialized imaging and treatments including PET/CT, Theranostics, and radioligand therapy (RLT).
In this highly collaborative role, you’ll provide expert nursing care to patients with complex medical needs, contribute to groundbreaking clinical research, and help ensure the safe delivery of advanced nuclear medicine procedures. Primary duties include:
• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and pediatric patients receiving diagnostic and therapeutic Nuclear Medicine services.
• Independently assess, prioritize, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care throughout the treatment continuum.
• Monitor patients undergoing radioligand therapy (RLT), PET/CT procedures, and other specialized treatments and diagnostics.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition.
• Collaborate closely with physicians, technologists, physicists, pharmacists, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to coordinate care and optimize patient outcomes.
• Support patients participating in clinical trials and research protocols.
• Apply radiation safety principles, including ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) practices, to ensure the safety of patients, staff, visitors, and the public.
• Educate patients and families regarding procedures, treatments, and post-treatment care.
This position works 8-hour shifts, Monday-Friday. Start times may vary based on operational needs:
7:30am – 4:00pm
8:00am – 4:30pm
8:30am – 5:00pm
Salary Range: $70.59/hour – $106.80/hour
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