MRI Technologist

MRI Technologist

● About Facility:

o 8800 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28262

o 130 Licensed Beds

o Stroke Center

o Not Trauma designated

o Not a teaching hospital

o Radius rule: Traveler’s permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

● Unit Information:

o Beds: 1

▪ Census? Average patients/day? 25-30 in 24h

o Minimum Years of Experience required? 1 year MRI experience minimum, will accept acute or outpatient

o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

o 5-year-old – geriatric. Peds done during the day. Could see infant from NICU that has suspected brain bleed (rare).

o Stroke, internal auditory canal (IAC), pituitary, feet, abdomen, brains, total spines, defecography, urograms, enterography. Devices on Wednesdays during the day, devices for Medtronic 24h.

● Required License, National Certification, Certs:

o BLS, ARRT-MR or ARMRIT

● Skills required:

o Experience with above patient types, setting up suction, operating O2, understanding MRI safety and understanding what can and cannot go into the bore with patient, handling critical/vented patients (ICU RN and RT will accompany patient), placing patients on MR tele, administering contrast.

o Soft skills: critical thinking, comfortable caring for confused patients, being punctual!

o If position is for Nights, will be working as solo MRI Tech with MRI assistant

o IV skills if position is for Days

● Support within the Department:

o Transporter until 2300

o MRI Assistant for days/nights

o Lead MRI Tech during the day, available via phone at night if needed

o Manager during day shift hours

o Scheduler will schedule day shift outpatients

o Radiologist offsite reading 24/7

o RT 24/7

o Hospitalist 24/7

o Rapid Response/Code Team

● Technology/Equipment:

o EMR: EPIC – preferred

o IV Pump: Medirad MRI IV pump

o PACS: ViewPACS

o Unit specific equipment: GE Cigna Artist 1.5, MR 400 tele monitor

● Floating: If yes, where?

o No

● Orientation (facility and unit) :

o NEO

o If position is for Nights, will have 1 week of days and 1 week of nights of unit orientation.

o If position is for Days, will have up to 3 weeks of unit orientation

● Scheduling:

o Weekend rotation: dependent requisition

o On call? Yes

▪1 weekend per month

▪ Friday night – Monday morning

▪1 hour response time

o Holiday Expectations: every other holiday

o Approval of RTO: ok to approve up to 7 days

o Shift times: dependent on requisition

o Schedule cycle: will be on set schedule

● Other notes:

o Scrub Color: Black

o Parking: Free

o Unit Culture: