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Our MTRs at Uniklinikum Erlangen

Career opportunities

 

The following gives a detailed breakdown of what our MTRs do in all four institutions at UKER. Our two institutes do not have beds themselves, we are responsible for examining patients in the named clinics. In the Department of Nuclear Medicine and in the Department of Radiation Oncology we are responsible for both inpatients and outpatients. Thanks to our collaboration with Siemens Healthineers, we are lucky enough to always have the very latest technology at our disposal and can provide optimal patient care based on the options for treatment this technology offers.

Current vacancies

Institute of Neuroradiology

A total of 14 part-time and full-time MTRs currently work in our Institute of Neuroradiology. We care for patients with diseases and disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system (brain, spinal cord) and people with neuromuscular diseases.

That apart, we are involved in using radiology to provide diagnoses for all patients in our Department of Neurology or Department of Neurosurgery and their joint intensive care ward. We also provide our radiology services for patients being treated in our Department of Ophthalmology or our Epilepsy Center. Finally, patients in our Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, our Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and our Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy also come to us for a radiological diagnosis. The listed institutions have a total of approximately 400 beds.

As an MTR, you work in the area of diagnostics, using both the very latest MRI and CT scanners. Digital X-rays, angiography procedures and ultrasound examinations are also part of your portfolio. 

You are involved in specialized diagnostics of blood vessels and in functional and metabolic imaging procedures. In the area of interventional therapies, our focus is on endovascular interventions for opening or sealing blood vessels. We also provide spinal pain treatment.

We have the following equipment:

  • 4 MRI scanners (Sola fit 1.5 Tesla, Vida 3 Tesla, Terra.X 7 Tesla, new interoperative MRI)
  • 1 CT scanner (Somatom X.ceed, dual source, 128 slice)
  • 2 angiography systems (biplanar flat-panel detector with integrated CT option [ARTIS icono], robot-assisted monoplanar flat-panel detector [ARTIS phenol] with CT option)
  • 1 ultrasound scanner (Acuson NX3)
  • 3 digital X-ray systems (Siemens Multix, Vertix, mobile X-ray machine)

We are always pleased if you gain further qualifications to become a nursing instructor and pass on your knowledge to others in this way or take an active part in supervising our student assistants and apprentices training to become an MTR. You can assume further managerial responsibilities either as a senior MTR or as head of department in your area. We also offer you personal mentoring. You have the opportunity to actively take part in our clinical trials or in the various workshops we run.

Department of Nuclear Medicine

A total of nine part-time and full-time MTRs currently work in our Department of Nuclear Medicine. We use open radioactive substances to treat inpatients and outpatients with the whole spectrum of our diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

As an MTR, you work in the area of conventional nuclear medicine diagnostics including post-treatment imaging using SPECT/CT. You conduct all standard examinations using PET/CT and diagnostic CTs and are involved in our clinical trials in this area. You also accompany the treatment of benign and malignant diseases.

We have the following equipment:

  • Thyroid gamma camera
  • SPECT double head camera (E-Cam)
  • 2 SPECT/CT hybrid devices (Symbia T2 and Symbia Intevo Bold)
  • PET/CT of the latest generation (Biograph Vision 600)
  • Borehole scintillation detectors for blood and urine analysis
  • Activity meter in the hot lab, scanner for analyzing thin layer chromatography within the context of quality assurance of radiopharmaceuticals.

We are always pleased if you gain further qualifications to become a nursing instructor and pass on your knowledge to others in this way or take an active part in supervising our apprentices training to become an MTR. You also have the opportunity to work in research and take part in national and international congresses.

Institute of Radiology

A total of 81 part-time and full-time MTRs currently work in our Institute of Radiology. They conduct all the radiological examinations, from head to toe, of our patients in the following units (including the relevant intensive care wards): Departments of Medicine 1 to 5, Department of Surgery, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Our MTRs work in the Institute of Radiology itself as well as in the relevant clinics.

As an MTR, you work with the latest MRI and CT scanners. You are also responsible for conducting conventional and mobile X-rays, mammograms and angiograms, as well as other interventions.

We have the following equipment:

  • 6 MRI scanners of 0.5 to 7 Tesla (Magnetom fre.Max, Sola; Aera, Vida, Terra)
  • 5 CT scanners, dual source and single source (X.cite, force, go.TOP, x.ceed, Definition AS20)
  • Conventional X-rays, digital (Multix, Vertix, Ysio x.pree); several mobile X-ray machines
  • Angiography devices (Artis Zee Ceiling, Artis Zeego)
  • Fluoroscopy devices (Axiom Artis, Luminos sRF Max)

We are always pleased if you gain further qualifications to become a nursing instructor and pass on your knowledge to others in this way or take an active part in supervising our apprentices training to become an MTR. You can assume further managerial responsibilities as a senior MTR. Thanks to the close collaboration between our institute and the company Siemens Healthineers, you can accompany scientific studies in our Imaging Science Institute, thereby making a contribution to our research.

“I have always been interested in working with patients in combination with medical research. The fact that Erlangen is a central hub for medical engineering and my employer works closely together with the company Siemens was the decisive factor in choosing my workplace. I think it’s amazing that I always have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge X-ray machines, CT scanners and MRI scanners. I really enjoy working as a senior MTR at UKER, as my job is exciting and fulfilling every day.”

Stephan Kunzelmann, senior MTR in the Institute of Radiology

Department of Radiation Oncology

A total of 32 part-time and full-time MTRs currently work in our Department of Radiation Oncology. They are responsible for radiation treatments for patients with tumors, and for those with benign conditions such as tennis elbow or heel spurs.

You are responsible for coordinating appointments, preparing for and conducting CT and MRI scans as part of radiation planning, and keeping the relevant records. In the event of illnesses in the head or throat area, you are responsible for fitting the required radiation masks.

As an MTR, you work with cutting-edge technology using devices for radiation therapy and are involved in interventional radiology procedures. You also provide hyperthermia treatments as part of multimodal treatment concepts. You rotate through all these different areas of work.

We have the following equipment:

  • Siemens CT go.open Pro, Siemens MR Sola
  • 2 linear accelerators Elekta Versa HD; Mitsubishi/Brainlab Vero; Varian/Brainlab Novalis TX; Varian Halcyon; orthovoltage device: X- Strahl 200
  • Sennewald superficial hyperthermia system BSD 500: deep regional hyperthermia system BSD 2000
  • HDR afterloader Flexitron

We are pleased if you would like to pass on your knowledge to others either by training to become a nursing instructor or by playing an active part in supervising our apprentices who are training to become an MTR.