Nuclear Medicine
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Nuclear Medicine

Radiopharmaceutical imaging including PET/CT, SPECT, and therapeutic nuclear procedures. Radiation safety and isotope handling.

Credential Required

CNMT

Typical Weekly Pay

$2,300–$3,100

Assignment Length

13 Weeks

Top Settings

Hospital & Cancer Center

The Role

What you'll do on assignment.

As a travel nuclear medicine technologist, you prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals, operate gamma cameras and PET/CT scanners, and produce diagnostic images that reveal organ function at the molecular level. Your work supports oncology staging, cardiac perfusion studies, thyroid evaluations, and bone scans.

Travel nuc med assignments typically place you in hospital nuclear medicine departments, cancer centers, or outpatient imaging facilities. You may perform PET/CT, SPECT, myocardial perfusion, and therapeutic I-131 procedures within a single contract.

Because Cuready understands imaging professionals, your recruiter knows the difference between a high-volume PET/CT oncology center and a community hospital nuclear medicine department. They match you to assignments that align with your radiopharmaceutical handling experience and scanner proficiency.

Healthcare specialist at work

Why Cuready

Your specialty, our expertise.

Imaging-Specialized Recruiters

Your recruiter has placed travel nuclear medicine techs before. They understand CNMT vs ARRT(N) credentials, know the difference between diagnostic-only and therapy-capable positions, and match you accordingly.

Transparent Pay, Every Time

We break down your full package from day one — base pay, housing stipend, travel reimbursement, and take-home total. No surprises mid-assignment. Your recruiter negotiates for what your credential and experience actually command.

One Contact, Every Assignment

No call centers. No handoffs. You have one dedicated recruiter from first conversation through your final paycheck — available to handle licensing questions, housing issues, or anything that comes up mid-assignment.

Requirements

Ready to travel? Here's what you need.

Required

  • CNMT or ARRT (N) certification — active and in good standing
  • BLS certification — current AHA or equivalent
  • 1+ year nuc med experience — within the last 2 years

Preferred

  • PET/CT experience — oncology and cardiac protocols
  • Therapeutic nuclear medicine — I-131 and radiopharmaceutical therapy

Training & Education

Your path to the field.

From accredited nuclear medicine programs to advanced PET/CT — what the professional journey looks like for nuclear medicine technology.

Your recruiter knows this pathway.

Because Cuready is built by healthcare professionals, we understand what each credential means and how to match your training to the right assignments.

Nuclear medicine technologists complete a JRCNMT-accredited nuclear medicine technology program (Associate's or Bachelor's degree). Programs cover radiopharmaceutical preparation, radiation safety, instrumentation, and clinical imaging across cardiac, oncology, and general nuclear medicine rotations.

The primary credentials are CNMT (Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist) from the NMTCB, or ARRT (N) from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. PET/CT specialty certification is available through both certifying bodies.