How to hire a nuclear medicine specialist

How to hire a nuclear medicine specialist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step nuclear medicine specialist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a nuclear medicine specialist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new nuclear medicine specialist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your nuclear medicine specialist job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a nuclear medicine specialist for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A nuclear medicine specialist's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, nuclear medicine specialists from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents nuclear medicine specialist salaries for various positions.

   Type of Nuclear Medicine Specialist	Description	Hourly rate
   Nuclear Medicine Specialist	Nuclear medicine technologists operate equipment that creates images of areas of a patient’s body. They prepare radioactive drugs and administer them to patients... Show more	$15-53
   Supervisor Nuclear Medicine	A Supervisor of Nuclear Medicine provides administrative oversight for the nuclear medical technology department of a hospital. They ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures.	$19-59
   Nuclear Medicine Internship	A Nuclear Medicine Internship is a work experience offered by health care institutions for graduates to gain exposure in the specialized field of radiology. A Nuclear Medicine Intern is involved in implementing and designing imaging studies across different multimodalities, assisting in acquiring the image, analyzing disease progression, engaging with tissue targets, and showcasing action mechanisms... Show more	$16-52

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patient Care
   • Radiopharmaceuticals
   • PET
   • Radiation Safety
   • ALARA
   • Chemistry
   • Radiological
   • Radioactive Materials
   • Nuclear Medicine Procedures
   • QC
   • MRI
   • CBRN
   • Response Operations
   • Gamma Cameras

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Develop and lead training preparation for combat.
   • Select as NBC and HAZMAT NCO for the company.
   • Review requests for nuclear radiology, cardiac ultrasound, and other diagnostic imaging procedures, and determine applicability of request procedures.
   • Pass through security, acquire dosimeters, and dress out in anti-contamination clothing.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your nuclear medicine specialist job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A nuclear medicine specialist salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, nuclear medicine specialists' average salary in mississippi is 44% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level nuclear medicine specialists earn 71% less than senior-level nuclear medicine specialists.
   • Certifications. A nuclear medicine specialist with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a nuclear medicine specialist's salary.

   Average nuclear medicine specialist salary

   $59,896yearly

   $28.80 hourly rate

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   Entry-level nuclear medicine specialist salary

   $32,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

4. Writing a nuclear medicine specialist job description

   A nuclear medicine specialist job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a nuclear medicine specialist job description:

   Nuclear medicine specialist job description example

   
   To obtain and maintain employment and unescorted access at DCPP, you must be able to pass a drug and alcohol screen, a security background check, psychological screen, computer-based training, and be subject to random drug and alcohol screening.
   

   Job Responsibilities

   • Drives the strategic force behind the effort to improve outage performance including implementing new processes and creating new external sourcing arrangements for their area of responsibility.
   • Oversees and refines cost reduction initiatives related to their area of responsibility
   • Identifies and drives gap initiative efforts to reduce outage duration for their area of responsibility
   • Initiates and oversees improvements in outage processes based on most recent refueling outage critiques for their area of responsibility.
   • Identifies methods, approaches, and tactics to resolve problems and obtain solutions.
   • Identifies and implements technology solutions to streamline and automate routine outage planning related activities.
   • May participate on project teams.
     

   Qualifications

   Minimum:

   • High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma
   • Job-related experience, 3 years

   Desired:

   • Previous Reactor Operator (RO) or Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license; or SRO Certification at DCPP
   • BS Degree in Science/Engineering
   • Three years of nuclear power plant operations experience
   • PMP Certification
     

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5. Post your job

   To find nuclear medicine specialists for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any nuclear medicine specialists they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level nuclear medicine specialists with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your nuclear medicine specialist job on Zippia to find and recruit nuclear medicine specialist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit nuclear medicine specialists, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new nuclear medicine specialist

   Once you've found the nuclear medicine specialist candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new nuclear medicine specialist first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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