MRI Technologist

Job Title: MRI Technologist
Location: Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Duration: 3 Months+ (Possibilities of Extension)
 
Schedule Notes: Client experience is preferred.
 
Department of Nursing: No
Shift: Days
Shift Details: Other – See Non-Standard Shift Details
Non-Standard Shift Details: Fri/Sat/Sun – 3x12 (8:00 am – 8:30 pm)
FTE: 0.9
On-Call Required?: No Call
Weekends Required?: Position is weekend shift
Holidays Required?: Must be able to work Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, NYE, and NYD as needed.
 
Interview Type: Client Offer
 
Duties:
Job Summary:

• Patient Identification: Uses professional manners and methods, verifies patient identification, obtains patient history, assists patients and family members that require extra attention, ensures patient understanding whenever possible, and ensures patient safety.
• Verifies patient identification, asks and documents pregnancy status on patients of child-bearing age.
• MRI Technology: Demonstrates knowledge of MRI and cross-sectional human anatomy.
• Is competent in the operation of the MRI scanners, proficient in automatic injections of MRI contrast, disc drives, gateways, PACS and laser printers.
• Maintains active status with the ARRT by accruing CE’s when needed.
• Interprets protocols and selects appropriate scanning parameters, shares knowledge with fellow MRI technologists and uses technical knowledge to assist in actively troubleshooting problems with respect to equipment and protocols.
• Contrast: Administers oral contrast to adult and pediatric patients according to protocols, establishes intravenous lines, administers IV contrast following safe and proper injection procedures, follows correct procedure to determine contrast eligibility, checks appropriate lab values before contrast injection per protocol.
• Image Transfer: Maintains thorough understanding of PACS, and transmits images to QC, Client’s EMR, EPIC and PACS, verifies and segments images at the QC station, accesses IMPAX service tools to verify image transmission, completes, modifies and/or cancels orders in an appropriate and timely manner, cancels duplicate orders to avoid duplicate billing.
• Ensures that all charge information is accurate.
• Verifies patient identification in accordance with Client policy, ensures that all appropriate demographic information is accurate and on the PACS images.
• Other Duties: Performs tasks in a timely manner, runs the schedule creating a consistent workflow, volunteers to work on challenging tasks, difficult procedures and new research, produces quality diagnostic images, reviews patient's chart and reports for correlation, maintains a clean and orderly work environment, creates and keeps documentation of incidents as improvement opportunities for employees and the department.
• Precepts new employees and students.

 
Skills:
Required Skills & Experience:

• Prior education, training and experience that provides the ability to perform the assigned tasks.

Preferred Skills & Experience: N/A
 
Education:
Required Education:

• Completion of an accredited educational program in Radiological Science.

Preferred Education: N/A
 
Certifications & Licensure:
Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Must be registered with the American Registry of Radiological Sciences or registry eligible.
• For registry eligible candidates: must provide a copy of diploma from accredited program.
• Requires advanced certification in MR within one year of employment.
• Successful candidates must become registered within one year of employment and must maintain their registry status and continuing education requirements annually.
• All imaging specialists are required to maintain current competency in HCP BLS.

Preferred Certifications & Licensure: N/A

Hours Per Week: 36.00
Hours Per Day: 12.00
Days Per Week: 3.00