MRI Technologist Lead

It's more than a career, it's a calling
MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
MRI Technologist Lead- FT Dayshift- Monday-Friday 0800-1630. 5-8 calls per month some holidays.
**Sign on bonuses are for External qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you.
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis is a two-time winner of the Premier Award for Quality and has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for the Advanced Primary Heart Attack Center Certification. Centrally located in metro St. Louis, we provide exceptional care to all our patients and are a Level II Time Critical Diagnosis STEMI Center. We specialize in high-risk pregnancy care. Plus, our chest pain center, certified stroke center, and imaging and outpatient services ensure you're well taken care of in any situation
Job Summary:
Leads the daily operations of assigned department's imaging services.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures quality in imaging, patient care and work flow. Monitors patient documentation for timely completion and accuracy.
• Oversees quality control testing, equipment maintenance and trouble shooting.
• Serves as a resource to department staff as well as other members of the team as needed.
• Performs staff orientation, training, and coaching. Provides input to staff performance evaluations.
• Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately.Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards.
• Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).
• Assists in maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Associate's degree

EXPERIENCE

• Two years' experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent lifting/moving of patients.
• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Rare kneeling and sitting.

Licenses / Certifications:
ARRT-MR Magnetic Resonance Imaging - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
4201000100 MRI
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
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