MRI Technologist

Akumin

$85K — $110K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
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 driver's license
  • 3 months supervised MRI clinical scanning experience or currently enrolled in MRI program for those registered in other modalities
  • No experience required for ARRT or ARMRIT registered technologists
  • Strong customer service and multi-tasking skills

Responsibilities

  • Ensure patient safety through pre-screening and aseptic techniques
  • Produce high-quality diagnostic MRI images
  • Communicate effectively to address concerns and solve problems
  • Train and orient new team members on site
  • Collaborate with radiologists and customers
  • Adapt to working at various locations as required

Benefits

  • $10,000 sign on bonus
  • Potential for local travel
  • Professional training in a collaborative environment
Full Job Description
$10,000 sign on bonus

As an MRI Technologist, you are responsible for patient safety and the performance of high-quality MR studies, on site. 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 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.
  • 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 final compensation offer is determined by several factors, including internal equity, experience, education, training, specialty, location, licensing, and business needs. The listed pay range is not a guarantee of a specific wage.

The pay range for this position is $41.00 - $53.29 per hour based on direct and relevant experience.

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