MRI Technologist I

About The Job

Brought to you by MedStar Health, a leading healthcare provider in the region, this PRN MRI Technologist position offers a rewarding career within a mission-driven organization. You'll contribute to patient care in a compassionate and innovative setting.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Executes basic clinical competence in MRI, in all locations, across all patient types.
• Selects accurate technical factors on an individual patient basis and demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient.
• Selects IV access and administers contrast according to facility policy.
• Supports invasive procedures performed under MRI guidance.
• Participates in departmental and organizational performance improvement initiatives and efforts to improve workflows, patient experience, quality, and safety to enhance patient care and operational efficiency.
• Actively participates in student and employee training and educational activities.
• Ensures a safe and appropriate work area per institutional MR Safety Program.
• Screens every patient and meets conditional scanning protocols and safely prepares the patient to enter the MRI environment.
• Ensures proper positioning to decrease risk of burn and artifacts, adding padding where appropriate and utilizing the appropriate coils.
• Protects the MR environment, to ensure the appropriate personnel have access, and ferromagnetic devices from entering Zone 4.
• Maintains supplies and inventory in the area. Informs appropriate colleagues when supplies need to be ordered from outside vendors.
• Documents and reports related to equipment/environmental problems in accordance with policy.
• Follows equipment quality control procedures with appropriate documentation.
• Transports patients to the MR scanner and prepares the room.
• Verifies order, patient prep, and reason for exam to initiate appropriate scanning protocols.
• Communicate effectively with patients, obtain patient history, answer questions, and explain procedures to ensure patient understanding and comfort.
• Processes exam for interpretation.
• Performs quality assurance activities, i.e. QA phantoms as required by ACR.
• Identifies and reports of equipment malfunctions and assures proper follow-up correction by repair services.
• Resolves clinical/non-clinical issues and escalates problems to the appropriate leadership.
• Provides patient education and support, including preparing patients for procedures and addressing their physical and psychological needs.
• Escalates concerns through appropriate channels.
• Prioritizes patient flow and coordinates care with consistent and frequent communication with patients, care team and families.
• Dates patient care activity in various electronic health record systems.
• Distributes final images timely to the PACS system for interpretation.
• Always acts and communicates professionally, embodying the organization's SPIRIT values and fostering a respectful and supportive environment for patients, families, and colleagues.
• Adheres to the ARRT/ARMIT Standards of Ethics.
• Applies knowledge of MR principles and practices, including anatomy and physiology, radiation safety and physics, patient positioning and patient care skills.
• Adheres to Joint Commission, State, Federal, organizational and departmental regulatory compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate's degree required; or Certificate in Radiologic Technology or MRI from a program accredited by an agency recognized by the USDE or CHEA required.
• Experience: Preferred Experience in MRI or other Imaging Modalities.
• Completed an MRI certificate or cross-training program.
• Licenses and Certifications: ARMRIT Registered Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist certification required upon hire; or ARRT (MRI) certification required upon hire. Internal candidates with 10+ years of MRI scanning experience may be considered in lieu of certification requirements.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers required upon hire from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross.

Pay

This position has a hiring range of USD $35.68 - USD $58.84 /Hr.