MRI Specialist

Duties :



• Checks room daily for adequate stock necessary to facilitate continuous exam flow. Maintains appropriate inventory as indicated by posted par levels and updates supply lists when items are needed.

• Confirms patient identity with approved identifiers.

• Demonstrating age appropriate care with all patients, appropriately prepares patients for procedures.

• Verifies patient’s pregnancy and informed consent statuses.

• Assesses factors that may contraindicate the procedure; such as, medication contraindications, patient risk for reaction to medications, patient history, laboratory results, insufficient patient preparation or artifacts.

• Based on order, determines type and dose of contrast agent to be administered based on patient’s age, weight and medical/physical status.

• Anticipates and responds to patients needs throughout the entire encounter.

• Ensures all non-MRI personnel are screened prior to entry into Zones III & IV.



• Broad knowledge of MRI physics and procedures; understanding of MRI principles that are developmentally appropriate for ages 0 – adulthood.

• Operation of all required equipment including troubleshooting when necessary of the equipment, including automated

processors, copying/digitizing film equipment, R.I.S., and PACS.

• Basic life support and medical terminology understanding is required.

• Successful demonstration of the professional fundamental competencies.

• Must be articulate, courteous and supportive in dealing with patients, parents, nursing, faculty, administrative and

departmental personnel so that excellent customer service and positive guest relations are achieved.

• Must honor confidentiality.

• Must independently scan patients by following the established protocols.

• Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written skills.

• Must utilize basic office equipment; such as fax.

• Preferable if able to demonstrate bilingual skills.



Schedule Notes:

9:30a-6p, also will take call for the whole week every 3rd week.