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Travel MRI Tech - $2,383 per week

American Traveler · Bellingham, WA · 4 days ago
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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

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