MRI Technologist

Akumin

$62K — $111K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent experience
  • ARRT (R) or ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT certification
  • State license (if applicable)
  • CPR Certification
  • Valid state driver's license (if applicable)
  • 3 months supervised MRI clinical scanning experience or current enrollment in an accredited MRI training program
  • Strong customer service skills

Responsibilities

  • Ensure patient safety through pre-screening and aseptic injection techniques
  • Produce high-quality diagnostic images using multiple MR systems
  • Utilize effective communication to address concerns and solve problems
  • Engage with customers and radiologists clearly and professionally
  • Train and orient new staff, including technologists and Patient Coordinators
  • Perform additional duties as assigned

Benefits

  • $2,500 Sign On Bonus
  • Opportunity to work in both site and remote environments
  • Continuous professional training and development
  • Exposure to various imaging systems and technologies
  • Dynamic work environment with local travel involved
Full Job Description
$2,500 Sign On Bonus

As an MRI Technologist, you are responsible for patient safety and the performance of high-quality MR studies, on site and/ or remote. Ensures effective communication with Radiologist, team members, patients, and customers for those who work in the mobile environment. When required, trains, and orients new technologists, Patient Coordinators and/or MR Technologist Assistants.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Responsible for Patient Safety, including pre-screening for contra-indications, aseptic injection technique and may require remote MR Technologists Assistant oversite.
  • Produces high quality diagnostic images. Operation of multiple MR systems may be required.
  • Demonstrates the ability to use all channels of communications to address concerns, solve problems, and address conflict.
  • Effectively communicates with customers and/or radiologists.
  • Trains and orients new technologists, patient coordinators and MR Technologist Assistants, on site and/or remote.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Position Requirements:
  • High School Diploma or equivalent experience
  • ARRT (R) or ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT as allowable by contract in lieu of ARRT.
  • State license, if applicable.
  • CPR Certification
  • Valid state driver's license, as applicable.
  • Technologists registered in other modalities: 3 months supervised MRI clinical scanning experience OR currently enrolled for more than 6 months in an accredited MRI training program.
  • MR registered technologist RT(MR) or ARMRIT: No experience required
  • Ability to work at several locations.
  • Strong customer service skills.
  • Organizational and multi-tasking skills.
  • Basic knowledge of computer applications and programs.
  • The COVID-19 vaccination is/may be a condition of employment.
  • Local travel may be required.

Preferred:
  • Associate's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Registry in Magnetic Resonance by the ARRT.
  • 1 year of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Experience.


Physical Requirements:

The employee may be exposed to outside weather conditions during transport of patients if working on a mobile unit. The employee will be exposed to a strong magnetic field. May be exposed to blood/body fluids and infectious disease, and communicable disease when interacting with patients.

More than 50% of the time:
  • Sit, stand, walk.
  • Repetitive movement of hands, arms and legs.
  • See, speak and hear to be able to communicate with patients.

Less than 50% of the time:
  • Stoop, kneel or crawl.
  • Climb and balance.
  • Carry and lift (ability to move non-ambulatory patients from a sitting or lying position for transfer or to exam).


The estimated hourly pay range for this role in New York is $29.90- $53.60 per hour. Actual compensation depends on experience, skills, location, and other factors such as internal equity and budget.

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