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MRI Technician
Location: Baltimore MD, 21224
Our client is looking for a skilled MRI Technician in Baltimore, MD (21224). This role involves operating Siemens scanners for both human and animal studies, contributing to vital research endeavors in structural and functional MRI.
Overall Position Summary and Objectives
This position is an MRI technician at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program. It is expected to be Saturdays and potentially some evenings/Sundays. Work products and documents related to research procedures, including evaluation of new imaging methods and techniques utilizing MRI; operate Siemens scanner for both human and animal research utilizing both structural and functional MRI.
Min Education: MRI Technology
Certifications & Licenses
- Completion of an Accredited MRI Technology Program in Medical Imagery or related science field
Field of Study
- Medical Technologies Technicians
- Miscellaneous Health
- Medical Professions
- Medical Assisting Services
Software - MS Office
Skills- Operating an MRI scanner
Payrate - market rate hourly on W2
Job Responsibilities
- Executes research projects focusing on reproducibility and quality assurance of different pulse sequence and activation paradigms with the assistance of an MRI Physicist.
- Organizes data into computerized data sets.
- Acts as subject/patient advocate, monitoring comfort and subject cooperation with experimental protocol physiological parameters (pulse rate, respiration, oxygen saturation), and length of time of research exams.
- Operates the scanner during both anatomical and functional imaging experiments.
- Schedules investigators' time on the scanner.
- Solves MRI related technical questions by designing and performing independent technical research work.
- Trains users on how to operate the scanner and gain independence in their experiments.
- Provides expert level information on the software and hardware capabilities of the MRI scanner.
- Provides input to decide what modifications of the unit are necessary to produce optimum image spectra and most efficient use of the scanner.
