MRI Technologist

Location

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Hours:

*** We currently have three different shifts available **
* Sunday-Thursday 10:30 pm-7 am.
Monday-Friday 2:30 pm-11 pm.
Saturday + Sunday 2:30pm-11pm

• Degree/Education
  :
  Completed and graduated from a program of MRI education as recommended by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) program accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiological Education (JRCERT).
• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support: Possess a current BLS certification from the American Heart Association and/or American Red Cross. Possess current registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Registered MR Technologist (R.T.MR (ARRT)).
• Experience
  :
  Possess current experience as an MRI Technologist with a minimum of 3 years of full-time experience. Technologists must have working experience with GE and Siemens MRI scanners.

The duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Receive referred examination subjects and explain procedures, provide appropriate care and communicate to alleviate the fear of examination.
• Correctly position the subjects for the examination and perform adjustments necessary for the required examination. Determine if any special patient preparation is required.
• Set up patients and perform necessary adjustments and patient position as prescribed by the Diagnostic Radiologist or senior MRI Technologist.
• Operate facility-provided MRI scanners according to treatment facility policy and procedures, and IAW Joint Commission (JC) guidelines.
• Perform a full range of MRI examinations, with no additional training needed, or minimal training for site-specific procedures; the contractor shall bear the cost of additional training if needed.
• Receive and interpret requests or instructions for MRI scans. Perform daily warm-ups and assigned quality control checks of the MRI scanner.
• Identify abnormalities during testing and determine the need for additional scans of the affected area. Notify the physician of significant scans requiring immediate attention.
• Maintain and clean MRI equipment regularly by MTF policy and procedures, and IAW JC guidelines.
• Stock and maintain an adequate level of supplies required to perform MRI examinations. Recommend necessary monthly repairs when diagnostic quality is degraded.
• Differentiate artifacts from normal or pathological processes and recognize electronic equipment limitations.
• Program the examination equipment. Set up the machine and scanning techniques to be employed. Perform all MRI examinations according to MTF policy and procedures, and IAW JC guidelines.
• Operate independently and with no direct supervision or assistance for several hours daily, and all day as needed to cover other employees’ absences.
• Ensure compliance with the standard of care and practice by all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the treatment facility and IAW JC guidelines.
• Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries.
• Complete orientation and competency verification programs by unit guidelines.
• As required, participate in customer service initiatives and medical readiness activities, designed to enhance health services.
• Perform daily warm-up and quality control checks of MRI equipment as per manufacturers' or technical representatives’ recommendations.
• Operate MRI equipment. Perform operator-level maintenance and care of equipment. Identify the need for repair or maintenance and initiate action to obtain higher-level support.
• Serve as a medical team member on assigned shift. Responsible for direct patient care as well as coordination with professionals, paraprofessionals, and inter/intra-disciplinary medical team members in total patient care activities. The Health Care Workers (HCWs) s must be able to initiate emergency measures and notify physicians when necessary.
• Independently coordinate the acquisition of gated images, using both cardiac and respiratory gating signals, and including placement of gating detection devices.
• Maintain patient comfort during the scan to minimize movement; for longer scans, extra steps must be taken to minimize…