RN - Nuclear Medicine

RN - Nuclear Medicine - - 33714 - UCLA Health

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RN - Nuclear Medicine

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm or 8:30am - 5:00pm

Posted Date

10/19/2026

Salary Range: $70.59 - 106.80 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33628

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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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

Job Qualifications

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• Current, active CA Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a BSN or MSN degree
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification, or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
• Minimum of 3 years of professional RN experience
• Experience working with Nuclear Medicine patients and/or patients receiving radioligand therapy (RLT) - preferred

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

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