Job Description ============

Job Summary:

Ensures proper patient identification, order verification, and prepares the patient for the exam.

Job Responsibiities:

• Performs MRI examinations per department protocol.
• Understands cross sectional anatomy and demonstrates anatomical positioning competency.
• Critiques own films.
• Completes studies within acceptable time limitations without compromising patient care or the quality of the examination.
• In coordination with the radiologist, selects proper scanning techniques and protocols.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of protocol relating to contrast administration. As ordered by the physician and under radiologist or physician supervision administers intravenous contrast material to patients.
• Practices appropriate infection control and sterile techniques.
• Understands and operates all MRI equipment and related information systems appropriately to ensure that quality images are produced.
• Exhibits understanding and proficiency with electronic imaging.
• Incumbent views, transfers, archives, and manipulates images.
• Exhibits a working knowledge of the MRI scanner. Troubleshoots when needed and understands the shutdown and start up procedures.
• Exhibits a working knowledge of the magnet, cryogens, gradient amplifiers, and all relevant computer hardware and software.
• Understands the Quench procedure and when it should be performed.
• Adheres to and understands the MRI safety policy and the

FOUR ZONE

concept.

• Understands proper MR magnet safety in an event of an emergency.
• Thoroughly and accurately completes all required documentation including time stamps and image storage.
• Follows appropriate protocol for medical necessity, coding and charging, obtaining consents if necessary, documenting any events that may occur for quality, maintaining a current QC program for ACR and reporting any equipment failures or problems.

null Knowledge, Skills, Abilities ====================

Required Skills & Experience:

• One year of experience in MRI.
• Post-hire expectation: Meets departmental IV certification competency within three months of hire.
• Post-hire expectation: (Where applicable) Must complete the controlled substance module within six months of hire.
• Post-hire expectation: (Where applicable) Must complete the initial moderate sedation module within six months of hire.
• (Where applicable) Must complete the initial moderate sedation module within six months of hire.
• Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Seeing, Standing.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• N/A null Required Skills ['IV

CERTIFICATION COMPETENCY', 'CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE MODULE', 'MODERATE SEDATION

MODULE', 'HEARING', 'MRI'] Additional Skills ['STANDING', 'SEEING', 'LISTENING', 'LIFTING', 'MANUAL DEXTERITY'] Education Requirement ==================

Required Education:

• N/A Preferred Education:

• N/A Required Certifications & Licensure:

• ARRT registered technologist.
• Current Utah State Licensure (for positions in Utah) in order to administer RX.
• Basic life support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:

• MR registered by ARRT.

null Certifications & Licenses =================== ['ARRT registered technologist', 'Basic life support (BLS) certification', 'Current Utah State Licensure'] Languages ========= [{'code': 'en', 'can

Speak':

True, 'can

Write':

True, 'can

Read':

True}] Schedule Notes ============ o

Shift:

4-10hr Days o

Weekends:

No o

Experience:

1-2 years of MRI Tech Hospital Experience

STRONGLY PREFERRED 6-12

months of

ACUTE CARE

experience

STRONGLY PREFERRED

Level 2 Trauma Center experience

STRONGLY PREFERRED

o

License:

(one of the following): ARRT(MR) Required ARRT(R) Required American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) o

Certifications:

BLS Required Reason:

Vacancy