MRI Technologist (000032) Position Available In Kings, New York

MRI Technologist (000032)#25-61943
Brooklyn, NY
All On-site Job Description

Duties:

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.

Skills:

Required Skills & Experience:

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

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• N/A EEO:

  “Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of

• Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.

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