LEAD DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGIST (MRI)

Lead Mri Technologist

Eligible for RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE. Incentive details will be discussed during the interview process. The duties of the Lead MRI Technologist include, but are not limited to:

• Provides daily technical leadership and serves as the primary point of contact for troubleshooting MRI equipment, coils, software, protocols, and workflow issues.
• Directs patient flow to ensure efficient, systematic, and continuous throughput while maintaining quality patient care.
• Assists in the training of technologists, students, new hires, and personnel requiring performance improvement or remediation. Reports competency concerns to the MRI Supervisor.
• Participates in the rotating after-hours on-call schedule for emergent MRI exams.
• Assists with protocol creation, revision, and implementation in collaboration with radiologists and supervisory staff.
• Monitors image quality and ensures compliance with all technical standards, MRI safety practices, and departmental policies.
• Helps manage add-on requests, acute scheduling challenges, and urgent cases to minimize delays.
• Oversees or assists with inventory management of coils, supplies, contrast media, and MRI accessories.
• Ensures all MRI safety screening, documentation, exam forms, and EMR entries are accurate and complete.
• Assists with incident reviews, safety event documentation, image quality audits, and workflow improvement initiatives.
• Supports supervisory staff with performance feedback, competency assessments, and policy enforcement as delegated.
• Manages technologist timekeeping in VATAS and ensures accurate reporting.
• Oversees image corrections and ensures proper documentation and routing.
• Assists in coordinating scheduled downtime, preventive maintenance, and system upgrades.
• Performs MRI exams efficiently while maintaining flexibility for emergency and high-priority patients.
• Confers with radiologists on non-standard or complex exams, determining technical factors, positioning, and protocol adjustments.
• Communicates with radiologists, referring providers, and off-site radiologists for after-hours emergent exams.
• Regularly accesses the electronic medical record to review orders, verify labs, document contraindications, post notes, and flag irregular or unsafe orders.
• Coordinates with Cardiology for pacemaker and ICD imaging, Neurology for DBS systems, Anesthesia for sedated cases, and Interventional Radiology for MSK arthrograms.
• Performs the full range of MRI studies, including cardiac, neuro, body, breast, MSK, prostate, vascular, and research imaging. At least 25% of workload includes complex examinations such as cardiac MRI, prostate, breast, and research protocols.
• Proficient in cardiac MRI, stress cardiac imaging, perfusion, gating, and use of MRI-compatible monitoring systems and infusion pumps.
• Performs advanced abdominal, pelvic, neuro, and vascular protocols including spectroscopy, perfusion, MRCP, enterography, MRA, MRV, and spine imaging.
• Conducts daily QA/QC checks on scanners and coils. Monitors hardware and software performance and promptly reports malfunctions.

This is an open continuous announcement until 31 July, 2026. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. Work Schedule: Work hours will 10am-6:30pm Monday through Friday, and on-call coverage. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized