Lead Mri Technologist - Nuclear Cardiology: Ft, Days

Job Description​

Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City has an opportunity for a Lead MRI Technologist. This position includes the following duties:

• Education/Training of new Cardiac MRI staff  (MPIA and Hospital MRI staff)
• Cardiac MRI technologist resource for MRI staff (This person is the expert in the field of CMR)
• Post processing of CMR studies (including flow velocity and T1 mapping)
• Chart/Order review
• CMR Protocol selection for the MRI technologists performing the CMR
• Management of the CMR Sharepoint database-this includes monthly/yearly volumes; indications; and research studies.
• Chart entry into the nuclear database for Cardiology reads
• Coordination of outside referrals
• Organizes the imaging folder for outside referrals, ensures all necessary medical information is with the imaging folder prior to reading.
• Corrects demographic and QA data in the nuclear database when needed
• Ensures all information in the database is complete and accurate
• Serves as a liaison between the reading room and the MRI staff
• Retrieves information for the reading physician
• Entering data in the database
• Ensures 24-hour turnaround for reading of reports
• Completes final report once the department achieves an electronic medical record
• Processes final reports including faxing to referring physician outside the health system.
• Communicates STAT test results to the referring provider as directed by the reading physician
• Corrects report errors as resubmits the amended study to EPIC.
• Attends monthly department meetings including taking meeting minutes and following up on action items
• Creates physician call calendar for the technologist
• Spearheads special projects as they arise (T1 mapping normal libraries, etc)
• Liaison with Circle42 and Artery’s regarding upgrades and technical issues
• Work with reading docs to deliver image quality feedback to technologists
• Helps scan select inpatients and outpatients
• Manages department productivity spreadsheet and provides reports
• Creates physician call calendar and communicates to the technologist
• Assists with stress cardiac MRI procedures

Why Saint Luke’s? 

• Medical health plans 
• Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement
• Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans
• Retirement contributions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

American Registry of Rad. Tech. (ARRT) - American Registry of Radiologic Technologist, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross

Associate Degree

Job DetailsFull Time

Day (United States of America)

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