MRI Technologist – Full Time – Evenings
Company | Geisinger |
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Location | Dunmore, PA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s |
Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- One of the following certifications is required upon hire: American Registry of Radiology Technologist (ARRT), Nuclear Medicine Technologist and Certification Board (NMTCB), American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT)
- New graduates must obtain ARRT-R registry or NMTCB prior to first day of employment
- Applicants hired after March 10, 2024, must complete steps required for advancing to level 2, including advanced certification, within 24 months
Responsibilities
- Ensures correct order is obtained, patient is properly identified and prepared for exam, and that clinical history is corroborated and appropriately documented while respecting confidentiality
- Utilizes appropriate imaging protocol and optimizes technical factors while maximizing patient safety, optimizing patient care, and applying principles of ALARA (As Low as Reasonably Achievable)
- Preparing and/or administering, as applicable, medications through new or existing vascular access site as prescribed by a licensed practitioner
- Evaluates images for proper positioning and acceptable technical quality and verifies archival storage and/or transfer of data, post processing of data if applicable
- Educating and monitoring students and other health care providers
- Applying principles of magnetic resonance safety to minimize risk to patient, self, and others
- Assisting the licensed practitioner with magnetic resonance interventional procedures
- Performing magnetic resonance imaging procedures as prescribed by a licensed practitioner
- Selecting appropriate pulse sequences with consideration given to established protocols and other factors influencing data acquisition parameters
- MRI safety knowledge and participates in MRI Safety implant investigation and approval process
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree-Related Field of Study (Preferred)
- Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)