Travel MRI Tech - $2,383 per week
American Traveler · Bellingham, WA · 4 days ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
Location: Bellingham, WA | Start: 11/23/2026 | Duration: 13 weeks | Hours: 36/week (3×12‑hr evenings) | Shift: 1:00 PM–1:30 AM | Employment: Travel | Job ID: P‑776287
About the role
American Traveler is hiring an MRI Technologist with 2+ years of experience and Level II trauma experience for an evening‑shift assignment in a community hospital setting. The position requires willingness to float within the health system as operationally necessary.
Schedule
- Evening shift, 3×12‑hour shifts (1:00 PM to 1:30 AM)
- 36 hours per week
- Call required once per week on Saturdays
Responsibilities
- Perform MRI examinations in a community hospital MRI Tech unit
- Operate PACS and Siemens MRI equipment
- Document using Epic EMR (Epic charting experience required)
- Float to other facilities within the health system as needed
- Administer contrast media, follow radiation safety and isolation precautions/PPE protocols
- Perform peripheral IV starts
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of MRI Technologist experience
- ARRT(R) and BLS certifications required; ARRT(MR) preferred
- Washington state license required (license in hand expected within ~10 weeks)
- Community hospital experience required; teaching hospital and LTAC experience preferred
- Level II trauma experience required; Level I trauma experience preferred
- Epic charting system experience required
- Two professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years
- Full work history with any gaps explained
- No more than one DUI
- Fully vaccinated status must be disclosed
Skills
- Abdomen and pelvis imaging: abdominal MRA/MRV, MRCP, female and male pelvis imaging
- Head and neck imaging: brain, cranial nerves, face/soft tissue neck, head MRA/MRV
- Spine imaging: cervical, lumbar, sacrum/coccyx, thoracic, spinal trauma
- Special imaging procedures: CINE, diffusion, gradient echo, perfusion, spin echo
- Musculoskeletal imaging: foot, hand, hip, knee, shoulder, long bones
- Professional skills: isolation precautions/PPE, contrast media administration, radiation safety, peripheral IV starts
Additional Requirements
- First‑time travelers accepted with 2+ years in Level I or II trauma settings
- Previous PeaceHealth employees must be separated ≥1 year before returning as a traveler
- Local candidates within 60 miles of the facility are not accepted
- RTO must be disclosed at submission and approved prior to contract signing (up to 3 days for auto‑offer positions); no additional RTO after contract signing
- Start date may