Job Summary
This position performs MRI procedures ensuring patient safety, accurate imaging, and quality control. Responsibilities include patient screening, positioning, operating MRI equipment, maintaining a safe and clean environment, and documenting procedures in the EMR.
Job Responsibilities
- Interviews patient prior to MRI procedure for MRI safety prior to performance of the procedure.
- Ensures patient safety, including correctly identifying every patient using approved two (2) patient identifiers at every point of contact in the MRI suite.
- Explains the MRI process and instructs patient on the procedure to obtain optimal imaging diagnostic results; answers all related questions and responds to patient's needs or concerns, as required.
- Safely sets-up, operates, and adjusts, MRI equipment, selecting proper technical factors to obtain accurate MRI studies; selects software options and imaging parameters, when adjusting an MRI machine; returns equipment to its original location after each scan.
- Ensures safety for patients, operator and visitors within magnetic field zone four (4).
- Prepares patient for radiological procedure by safely positioning patient for MRI scans, adjusting immobilization devices, moving equipment into specified position and adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors; monitors patient during scanning.
- Ensures that MRI rooms are clean, organized, and safe for MRI examinations; cleans MRI scanners after each patient use.
- Maintains proper-functioning imaging equipment and performs image quality and calibration tests on equipment, as necessary; reports any malfunction to appropriate staff.
- Maintains Imaging supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level and anticipating needed supplies.
- Evaluates images for technical quality and accuracy, ensuring proper identification of all images is recorded, and presents completed images to Radiologist.
- Effectively uses electronic medical records (EMR) to document patient encounters and access pertinent patient data and imaging results; keeps other detailed and accurate patient records and results.
- Keeps detailed and accurate patient records and results.
- Performs related work, as assigned.
Education Requirement
Required Education: Associate's degree from a Radiologic Technology program. Preferred Education: N/A
Required Certifications & Licensure
- Valid license as a Radiologic Technologist issued by NYSDOH.
- Advanced-Level Certification from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT).
Preferred Certifications & Licensure
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Required Skills & Experience:
- Valid license as a Radiologic Technologist issued by NYSDOH required.
- Advanced-Level Certification from ARRT or ARMRIT required.
- Associate's degree from a Radiologic Technology program required.
- At least 1 year of MRI experience.
- Must be able to inject contrast.
- Hospital experience is a must.
- AHA BLS preferred.
- Interviews: In-person preferred.
- One (1) year of MRI experience, Relevant Equipment.
Schedule Notes
7am to 8pm (Sun/Thu/Fri) 7pm to 8am (Sun/Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat). The manager will discuss a definite schedule during an interview if requested. Weekends/ Holidays required.
Reason
Vacancy
About Equiliem Healthcare
Equiliem Healthcare specializes in staffing clinical, non-clinical, and allied personnel. We excel in all levels, disciplines, and specialties within the healthcare spectrum. Our projects range from short to long-term local and travel assignments. Equiliem is recognized as a certified small business enterprise and has earned the prestigious Joint Commission accreditation for staffing firms. We have been awarded Best in Staffing for four consecutive years by our employees and client partners.
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