MRI Technologist

$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 as applicable
  • Valid state driver's license if required
  • CPR Certification
  • Strong customer service and communication skills
  • 3 months MRI clinical scanning experience or currently enrolled in accredited MRI program
  • Ability to work at multiple locations

Responsibilities

  • Ensure patient safety through pre-screening and aseptic techniques
  • Produce high quality diagnostic images using various MR systems
  • Communicate effectively with radiologists, team members, and patients
  • Train and orient new staff including technologists and assistants
  • Address concerns and resolve conflicts through effective communication
  • Perform other assigned duties as necessary

Benefits

  • $2,500 sign-on bonus
  • Potential for local travel
  • Experience in a dynamic mobile healthcare environment
  • Training and development opportunities for career advancement
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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