MRI Tech II - MRI (Days) (PRN)

MRI Technologist II

As a MRI Technologist II, you will plan, coordinate, supervise, and carry out the activities of the MRI area. Work is carried out in an independent, professional manner with minimal supervision. Demonstrates competency in all neuro, body, MSK and MR Angiography scans with the exception of Cardiac MRI and Breast MRI. Competent on all scanners at all THS facilities. Demonstrates competency in the use of pressure injector. Demonstrates competency in the use of MRI compatible patient monitoring system and medication pump. Competent in the performance of Breast MRI. Competent in the use of DynaCad for Breast and Prostate MRI.

Required Knowledge & Skills

Education: Technical or Vocational school plus up to 2 years specialty training

Experience: One year of related experience. Requires a working knowledge of standard practices and procedures.

Licenses and Certifications

HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (CPR)

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST

Qualifications

Graduate of an approved 2-year Radiologic Technology Program.

Registered Radiologic Technologist RT(R) by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (A.R.R.T)

Minimum of one year experience in MR field

A.R.R.T. Registered MRI Technologist

Statement Of Employment Philosophy

Being a part of Tanner Health System is more than a job, it is a promise we make to treat every patient with exceptional service every time they walk through our doors. Service excellence is the foundation of our organizational culture and the expectations we all set for each other, our patients, physicians and our community. All employees agree to abide by a set of service standards. These standards are the promise we make to provide the best care possible, and represent our beliefs, values and who we strive to become. We each commit to making Tanner Health System a great place for our employees to work, for patients to receive care and for physicians to practice medicine.

Functions

Area of Responsibilities

Performs MRI procedures according to department protocol.

Responsible for assuring routine maintenance on equipment is performed according to department protocol.

Responsible for QA QC activities as directed.

Responsible for individual continuing education to maintain registry.

Demonstrates competency in patient care according to the age of the patient and population served.

Explaining the MRI process to patients and ensuring the patients comply with all safety standards.

Positioning patients to capture clear images of the correct area of the body.

Placing and removing IVs and catheters for the MRI contrast process.

Monitoring patients during scanning and maintaining patients' records.

Monitoring MRI equipment functions.

Ensuring quality imaging for Physicians to provide accurate diagnoses.

Recognizing abnormalities and irregularities in images.

Demonstrates the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient's needs.

Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.

Demonstrates understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients (age and diagnosis).

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Demonstrates competency in the performance of Breast MRI

Competent on the use of DynaCad software for Breast and Prostate MRI

Has passed the MRI registry

Compliance Statement

Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.

Required Knowledge & Skills

Education: Technical or Vocational school plus up to 2 years specialty training

Experience: One year of related experience. Requires a working knowledge of standard practices and procedures.

Supervision

Occasionally assigns duties to transporters and arranges transportation of inpatients.

Definitions

As a MRI Technologist II, you will plan, coordinate, supervise, and carry out the activities of the MRI area. Work is carried out in an independent, professional manner with minimal supervision. Demonstrates competency in all neuro, body, MSK and MR Angiography scans with the exception of Cardiac MRI and Breast MRI. Competent on all scanners at all THS facilities. Demonstrates competency in the use of pressure injector. Demonstrates competency in the use of MRI compatible patient monitoring system and medication pump. Competent in the performance of Breast MRI. Competent in the use of DynaCad for Breast and Prostate MRI.

Position Responsibilities

Contact with Others: Requires frequent but limited contacts with many others to do job, or extensive contacts with a limited number of categories of people to apply procedures or treatment. Requires discretion and tact to interpret departmental procedures.

Effect of Error: Probable errors may be serious and involve losses such as improper costs, overpayment, waste of material, damage to equipment, and delay in processing work. Effect usually confined within the organization. Most of work not subject to direct verification or check. Regularly works with some confidential data such as account, salaries, patient medical records, which if disclosed might have adverse internal or external effects.

People Management Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibility: Occasionally uses assistance of aide or helper in performance of task

Work Environment/Physical Effort

Mental Demands: Work involves a variety of complex problems to be solved under general organization policies. Ingenuity and judgment are required to review facts, plan work, estimate costs, and deal with factors not easily evaluated, interpret results, draw conclusions, and take or recommend action. Solutions to problems often require coordination with other departments.

Working Conditions: Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.

Working Conditions Aspects for Immunizations

Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles): Yes

Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age: No

Physical Effort: Considerable physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles medium weight equipment, materials, or supplies most of day. Occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.). Works in reaching or strained positions frequently.

Physical Aspects

Bending: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Typing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Manual Dexterity -- picking, pinching with fingers etc.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Feeling (Touch) -- determining temperature, texture, by touching: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Hearing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Reaching -- above shoulder: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Reaching -- below shoulder: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Visual: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Color Vision: Not required

Speaking: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Standing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Balancing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Walking: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Crawling: Not required

Running - in response to an emergency: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Lifting up to 25 lbs.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Lifting 25 to 60 lbs.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Lifting over 60 lbs.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Handling -- seizing, holding, grasping: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time