MRI Technologist

MRI TechnologistJoin Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience healthcare at its best. This facility is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will provide stellar patient care, work with state-of-the-art technology and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.As an MRI Technologist, you will perform MRI exams and procedures on patients of all ages while always maintaining patient safety. You will be joining a close-knit, hardworking, and supportive team of caregivers that prioritizes quality patient care.A caregiver in this position works varying shifts, 8:30am—7:00pm or 10:00am—8:30pm.A caregiver who excels in this role will:Prepare and validate the patient screening safety form.Educate patients regarding MRI procedures while ensuring patients' comfort and safety during and after the exam.Maintain equipment and report any current or malfunctions with equipment immediately.Collaborate with department leadership to develop and implement methods to achieve established goals and objectives for the department.Maintain a safe, clean, and economical operation.Coordinates and answers questions regarding scheduling, networking, informatics, and patient information.Complete and ensure that all electronic data is sent to its appropriate destination. Inspects equipment to ensure proper orientation, contacts service if necessary.Provide copies of imaging studies in a timely manner.Perform routine imaging, emergent, invasive, and all special procedures according to the policy/protocol manual and written orders.Maintain adequate supplies in the work area with items necessary to perform the daily schedule.Orient new personnel and assist in their transition to the work environment as assigned.Aid other associates in the department upon completion of duties or as assigned by a supervisor.Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:Graduate of an accredited school of Radiologic Technology or graduate of an accredited institution per the primary pathway of the ARRTRegistered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of MRI Technologists (ARMRIT) or The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists R.T.(R) (ARRT), or R.T.(S)(ARRT), or R.T.(T)(ARRT), in good standing. Or must be a Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists R.T.(N) (ARRT) in good standing or be a Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) through the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (ARDMS and NMTCB are primary pathways)Certification in Magnetic Resonance Imaging: R.T.(MR)(ARRT) (required within one year of hire)Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross certificationKnowledge of cross-sectional anatomy and related pathologic processesPreferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:One year experience as a General Radiologic Technologist or experience in other imaging modalitiesPhysical Requirements:Mental Demands: Ability to work at a fast pace and to prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests and to work collaboratively with other members of the healthcare team; ability to ensure operational efficiency; ability to problem solve and make decisions; ability to exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with multiple requests and/or conflicting demands from multiple customers.Special Demands: Needs minimal sustained direction in assessing needs, carrying out departmental and professional responsibilities; self-starting and self-motivating; working hours may exceed eight (8) hours per day and is based on what is needed to accomplish work at hand.Requires sitting at a workstation or desk; requires standing; work may include occasional pushing and/or pulling, lifting, and carrying objects weighing up to 100 lbs.Work requires finger dexterity and eye hand coordination to operate a computer keyboard at a moderate skill level.Personal Protective Equipment:Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.