Travel MRI Technologist

Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel MRI Technologist for a travel job in Brooklyn, New York.

• Specialty:
  MRI Technologist
• Discipline:
  Allied Health Professional
• Duration:
  12 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

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Job Summary:

This position performs MRI procedures ensuring patient safety, accurate imaging, and quality control. Responsibilities include patient screening, positioning, operating MRI equipment, maintaining a safe and clean environment, and documenting procedures in the EMR.

Job Responsibilities:

-Interviews patient prior to MRI procedure for MRI safety prior to performance of the procedure.
-Ensures patient safety, including correctly identifying every patient using approved two (2) patient identifiers at every point of contact in the MRI suite.
-Explains the MRI process and instructs patient on the procedure to obtain optimal imaging diagnostic results; answers all related questions and responds to patient’s needs or concerns, as required.
-Safely sets-up, operates, and adjusts, MRI equipment, selecting proper technical factors to obtain accurate MRI studies; selects software options and imaging parameters, when adjusting an MRI machine; returns equipment to its original location after each scan.
-Ensures safety for patients, operator and visitors within magnetic field zone four (4).
-Prepares patient for radiological procedure by safely positioning patient for MRI scans, adjusting immobilization devices, moving equipment into specified position and adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors; monitors patient during scanning.
-Ensures that MRI rooms are clean, organized, and safe for MRI examinations; cleans MRI scanners after each patient use.
-Maintains proper-functioning imaging equipment and performs image quality and calibration tests on equipment, as necessary; reports any malfunction to appropriate staff.
-Maintains Imaging supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level and anticipating needed supplies.
-Evaluates images for technical quality and accuracy, ensuring proper identification of all images is recorded, and presents completed images to Radiologist.
-Effectively uses electronic medical records (EMR) to document patient encounters and access pertinent patient data and imaging results; keeps other detailed and accurate patient records and results.
-Keeps detailed and accurate patient records and results.
-Performs related work, as assigned.

Required

Skills & Experience:

-One (1) year of MRI experience.

-Relevant Equipment experience. Preferred

Skills & Experience:

-N/A

Required

Skills & Experience:

-One (1) year of MRI experience, Relevant Equipment.

Preferred

Skills & Experience:

-N/A

Required

Education:

-Associates degree from a Radiologic Technology program.

Preferred Education:

-N/A Required Certifications & Licensure:

-A valid license as a radiologic technologist issued by the NYSDOH.

-Current certification and registration in Magnetic Resonance Imaging issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). OR The American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT). Preferred Certifications & Licensure:

-BLS(American Heart Association).

Required

Education:

-Associate's degree from a Radiologic Technology program.

Preferred Education:

-N/A

Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Valid license as a Radiologic Technologist issued by NYSDOH.
-Advanced-Level Certification from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT)

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:
-Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Integrated Healthcare Services Job  #. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: MRI Technologist (000032)