Nuclear medicine including pharmacy, x-ray, etc.
Current Staff Openings:
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Detroit, MI
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Hicksville, NY
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Milford, CT
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Beltsville, MD
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Dayton, OH
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Orlando, FL
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Cleveland, OH
* Nuclear Pharmacist, San Francisco, CA (2)
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Los Angeles, CA
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Crestwood, IL
* Nuclear Pharmacist, Denver, CO
Nuclear pharmacy is a specialty area of pharmacy practice dedicated to the compounding and dispensing of radioactive materials for use in nuclear imaging and nuclear medical procedures. These procedures use small amounts of radioactive material for the safe diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of disease. Diagnostic nuclear imaging is used principally for bone, brain, kidney, liver, gall bladder, heart, lung and infection assessment.
Diagnostic nuclear imaging offers a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to invasive diagnostic procedures and surgery. In these imaging procedures, an imaging camera scans a patient who has swallowed, inhaled or been injected with one of the prepared radiopharmaceutical compounds. These compounds concentrate in the particular organ or tissues to be examined. The imaging camera makes a computer-generated, full-motion video recording of the area in which the radiotracers have concentrated and this recording allows physicians to detect irregularities in that targeted area. Nuclear imaging is unique in that it documents organ structure and function, in contrast to other diagnostic methods, which only document the organ structure.
Typical salaries for Nuclear Pharmacists can range from $80,000/year to $100,000/year ($40.00/hour to $50.00/hour). This is dependant on location, company and experience.