Mri Safety Officer

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About the Community - White City, Oregon
White City may not be as popular as other cities in the United States, but don't let that fool you. White City is a small but beautiful upcoming tourist destination that is worth seeing for yourself. You will be surprised by some of the unique things to do and places you can explore at this hidden destination. You can definitely plan a few hours of a side trip here while traveling to Tulelake. You might wish to revisit it someday again, to take a break and relax at White City. Take the family to visit the Alpacas at Lone Ranch, or enjoy the scenery while plopped on the banks of Fishing the Rogue. Crater Lake Lodge is a phenomenal place to kick back and relax, all at a reasonable price! Sit back, relax, and enjoy your time here in White City, Oregon.
Airport Information: Approximately 15 minutes away from White City, you have the Rogue Valley International Medford Airport providing non-stop flights to 12 destinations. This airport supports the following airlines: Allegiant, American Airlines, Delta, United, Alaska and Avelo.
About the Facility - White City VAMC
The main campus provides primary care and specialty care services, including mental health services, dentistry, laboratory services, nutritional counseling, rehabilitation programs, vision care (optometry), prosthetics, and more. Ranging within the 90 th percentile with Veterans who say they usually or always get an appointment when they need it for both Urgent Care and Routine Care appointments.
Facility Address: 8495 Crater Lake Highway, White City, OR 97503
MRI Safety Officer: RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to):

• The MRI Safety Officer operates with full responsibility for training, developing, and directing the MR safety program. Duties may include coordination of MR safety committee meetings, evaluation of hospital equipment to ensure MR safe operation, and oversight of employee and patient MR screening programs.
• Coordinates training of hospital staff and ensures maintenance of educations documentation.
• Interpret requests and instructions from medical providers under the guidance of the Radiologist.
• Fully screen each patient for contraindications or risk factors for any of the techniques that are to be used in the examination.
• Prepare injectable contract and be fully competent in the art of placing stable, high flow intravenous catheters, and will ensure that all injection sites that are to be used for contrast material are first verified with a high flow saline injection.
• Communicate with facility staff with appropriate information for imaging exams requested.
• Adjust all operator controllable parameters of the equipment, ensuring that the portion of the body specified receives the correct, calculated exposure to variable magnetic fields, radio wave signals, or ionizing radiation.
• Prepare pre-procedural supplies and room preparation. The Technologist will maintain an adequate stock of medical supplies, linens, and cleaning supplies needed for procedures as appropriate in their assigned work location.
• Observes patients during procedures and reports complications or unusual events.
• Process images with digital image acquisition and processing.

MRI S.O.: REQUIREMENTS

• All applicants must be certified in General Radiologic Technology by the ARRT. Advanced ARRT certification is required for assignments that include computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [or Mammography duties performed independently, as applicable].
• Completion of a full-time training course of at least 24 months in duration (or the equivalent) in a post-high school diagnostic radiologic technology program, evidenced by a certificate or an associate degree, accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology or from other accrediting agencies as recognized by the Department of Education.
• Certification by the American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety.