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$7,500 Signing Bonus Offered!
Schedule:Friday 7:00am -7:30pm Fisher/Carroll Hospital, Saturday Sunday 7:00am-7:30pm Carroll Hospital and includes call for Carroll Hospital. A $5 shift differential applies after 5pm and all day Sunday; supplemental pay offered for working call.
Produces high quality MRI diagnostic images while providing excellent patient care.
Duties Responsibilities:
#MRMD #MRI123
Requirements
Requirements (Knowledge, Skills Abilities):
Education Experience Requirements:
The above knowledge, skills and abilities may be demonstrated by successful completion of an accredited radiology program; registered with the ARRT; state licensure; and MRI Registry required
Pay Range
$34 - $45 / hour
$7,500 Signing Bonus Offered!
Schedule:Friday 7:00am -7:30pm Fisher/Carroll Hospital, Saturday Sunday 7:00am-7:30pm Carroll Hospital and includes call for Carroll Hospital. A $5 shift differential applies after 5pm and all day Sunday; supplemental pay offered for working call.
Produces high quality MRI diagnostic images while providing excellent patient care.
Duties Responsibilities:
- Treats patients and customers with courtesy and respect.
- Checks referral for appropriate study. Calls referring physician when in doubt or with questions as necessary.
- Assures room is ready prior to the patient entering the room (i.e. Equipment is operable and all supplies are readily available).
- Understands and uses TR, TE, flip angel, slice thickness, acquisitions, field of view and other adjustments and factors on the equipment in order to produce high quality images.
- Checks patient histories and has patient sign waiver, if necessary.
- Ensures there is an exam order; if an order correction needs to be made, the technologist corrects the order with the referring physician's approval, always maintaining compliance.
- Properly documents patient history and exam information for radiologists' interpretations.
- Processes paperwork according to facility's procedures.
- Administers venipuncture in a safe and effective manner (if applicable).
- Consults with Radiologist when necessary to determine appropriate scanning procedure.
- Puts patients at ease by explaining the procedure and responding to their questions/requests in a professional manner.
- Handles delicate situations (fetal demise, cancerous pathology, etc.) in a supportive and empathetic manner ("good bedside manner").
- Keeps patient schedule and attempts to accommodate add-on patients when requested.
- Communicates delays or changes in the schedule to the appropriate person(s).
- Practices universal medical precautions and properly disposes infectious materials into biohazard containers.
- Assures patient safety by screening for metal objects and/or implants prior to the patient entering the MRI room.
- Releases patient with proper follow-up information.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Respect rights of family members that are accompanying the patient.
- Remains professional in all situations.
- Follows MR protocols in conducting scan.
- Demonstrates good judgment when correlating patient history and scanning protocols.Knows when to divert from routine scans and/or when to enlist assistance from radiologist to achieve high quality diagnostic images.
- Monitors patient's well being during scans; recognizes patient discomfort or medical problems and takes appropriate action.
- Sends studies to reading stations for radiologist review, if applicable.
- Assures proper film identification by use of appropriate markers and/or data entry of patient demographics.
- Exercises sound judgment regarding image quality; determines when repeats are necessary.
- Performs routine maintenance and ensures cleanliness of equipment and rooms on daily basis.
- Maintains appropriately level of supplies.
- Adheres to all OSHA regulations and RadNet practices and generally accepted safety protocols.
- Recognizes emergency situations and perform emergency shutdown of gradient and/or main magnetic field (quench) when applicable.
- Provides hearing protection to patients and others when applicable.
- Other duties as assigned.
#MRMD #MRI123
Requirements
Requirements (Knowledge, Skills Abilities):
- Familiarity with and ability to use equipment in assigned modality including RIS, imaging equipment and PACS.
- Ability to utilize the principles, theories, practices, techniques and methods of the imaging procedures the team member conducts in order to produce images of high diagnostic quality.
- Knowledgeable of appropriate studies to perform for the patient's diagnosis.
- Demonstrates the ability to use proper screening methods of patients to avoid potential injury.
- Ability to assist patients onto table.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to walk/stand for 90% of patient interaction.
- Ability to respond to emergency situations in a calm and appropriate fashion.
- Possesses working knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy and MR pathology.
- Understands anatomy so as acquire the slices/slabs in the most effective manner.
- Knowledgeable on correct and appropriate studies to perform for the patient's diagnosis.
- Knowledge of biohazards and of cryogens.
- Knowledge of MRI contraindications.
- Demonstrates the ability to use proper screening methods of patients to avoid potential injury.
Education Experience Requirements:
The above knowledge, skills and abilities may be demonstrated by successful completion of an accredited radiology program; registered with the ARRT; state licensure; and MRI Registry required
Pay Range
$34 - $45 / hour
