What are the responsibilities and job description for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist position at McLaren Health Care?
Position Summary: Performs routine and complex Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedures at a technical level that will produce high quality images consistent with established policies and procedures at a technical level typically requiring general supervision.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Required:
Additional Information
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Specializes in performing routine and complex MRI procedures.
- Obtains patient history, explains standard procedures, and addresses patient concerns to foster a sense of comfort and confidence to patients and ensure the needs of individual patients are met.
- Operates and maintains all assigned MRI equipment to ensure it works properly.
- Positions patients and utilizes equipment in order to correctly capture the images requested by a physician.
- Properly identifies, prepares and/or administers medications that are within the technologist’s scope of practice as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
- Completes quality assurance processes and practices radiation safety in order to reduce exposure to patients, staff and self.
- Maintains all required documentation, logs, charts, forms and records in paper and electronic formats.
- Maintains an adequate supply of all consumables to perform quality testing.
- Performs all routine daily, weekly, monthly, and periodic maintenance and function checks following established protocol for all imaging equipment.
- May assist other areas of radiology as assigned.
- Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Required:
- Graduation from an AMA-approved school of radiology technology.
- Advanced ARRT Certification in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
- Current BLS certification.
- Associate degree in radiology.
Additional Information
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 26000670
- Daily Work Times: Variable Start
- Hours Per Pay Period: 72
- On Call: No
- Weekends: Yes