Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Chicago, ILContract / Full-time$110/hrPosted 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Nuclear Medicine Technologist performs diagnostic, progress-monitoring, and research tests using radioactive materials and imaging equipment. The technologist prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals, records images for physician interpretation, and administers prescribed internal radiation treatments. The role also involves technical tasks and measurements using radioactive materials and instrumentation, in collaboration with physicians.
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Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Job Type: Contract - Full Time
Pay: $110 / Hour
Hours: 40.00
Location: Chicago, IL
The Nuclear Medicine Technologist performs tests for patient diagnosis, progress or deterioration and medical research. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist prepares and gives radiopharmaceuticals to patients when indicated and uses high-level imaging equipment to record images of the radioactive material in the patient’s body. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist works in collaboration with physicians to provide the images for interpretation to study and diagnose a medical condition. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist gives doses of radiation to patients internally to treat various medical conditions when prescribed by a physician. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist participates in a variety of technical tasks, tests and determinations involving the utilization of radioactive materials and measurement instrumentation.
Minimum Requirements:
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Level I & II
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Graduate of an AMA approved Nuclear Medicine Technologytraining program and/or meets all state required educational &licensing/certification standards
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• Level IIPosition Requirements:
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? Possesses at least two years ofexperience in the Nuclear Medicine field
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? May hold specialized certifications (like CNMT from theNuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board), manages complex scansindependently, and may oversee or guide Level 1 technologists.
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? One –two years prior supervisory orTeam Lead experience
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Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice
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Current CPR if applicable
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TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
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Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)
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Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
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Must be at least 18 years of age
Benefits
At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:
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Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
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Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
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401(k) savings plan
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Awards and recognition programs
*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.
About Amergis
Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.
Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Category: Allied
Job Function: Allied | Nuclear Medicine Technologist | Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Job Type: Contract - Full Time
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Position Type: Healthcare
Office Number: 0369
Contract Duration: 2
Pay Rate: $110 / Hour
Date Posted: 2026-10-30
How this job compares
Set against the 986 open Nuclear Medicine Technologist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$110/hr
- US median$42–59/hr418 hourly ranges
This rate, $110/hr, is 121% above the US median midpoint ($50/hr) — in the top quarter of Nuclear Medicine Technologist hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 17 open Nuclear Medicine Technologist jobs in Illinois and 986 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- HCA Healthcare110 open
- AdventHealth53 open
- Trinity Health44 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Nuclear Medicine Technologist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (289 postings).
- Education
- 47 of the 986 open Nuclear Medicine Technologist jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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