PRN MRI Technician

Description:

 The MRI Technologist is responsible for performing high-quality MRI examinations for patients receiving care in an outpatient pain management setting. The MRI Technologist provides compassionate and professional patient care while ensuring accurate imaging, proper patient positioning, MRI safety, and compliance with physician orders, established protocols, and applicable regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working with patients experiencing chronic pain, limited mobility, anxiety, or other conditions that may affect their ability to tolerate an MRI examination.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

· Perform MRI/X-ray examinations according to physician orders and established imaging protocols.

· Verify patient identity, exam orders, and relevant clinical information prior to each examination.

· Complete appropriate MRI/X-ray safety screening, including evaluation of implants, medical devices, metal, and other contraindications.

· Explain the MRI/X-ray procedure to patients and answer questions to promote understanding and comfort.

· Assist patients with safe positioning and transfers, taking into consideration pain, mobility limitations, and physical restrictions.

· Operate MRI/X-ray equipment and imaging software to obtain diagnostic-quality images.

· Select appropriate imaging sequences and parameters based on the ordered examination and established protocols.

· Monitor patients throughout the examination and respond appropriately to patient discomfort, anxiety, or changes in condition.

· Evaluate images for quality, positioning, and completeness and repeat sequences when necessary.

· Follow all MRI/X-ray safety policies and maintain a safe MRI/X-ray environment at all times.

· Administer contrast media when ordered and permitted by applicable regulations, facility policy, and scope of practice.

· Monitor patients for potential adverse reactions to contrast and follow appropriate emergency procedures when necessary.

· Maintain accurate patient records and documentation related to MRI/X-ray examinations.

· Maintain examination rooms, equipment, and supplies in a clean, organized, and safe condition.

· Perform routine quality-control procedures and report equipment issues or malfunctions promptly.

· Follow HIPAA, infection control, patient privacy, and other applicable healthcare regulations and policies.

· Communicate effectively with physicians, nurses, medical assistants, and other clinical staff regarding patient needs and imaging concerns.

· Maintain patient confidentiality and demonstrate professionalism in all interactions.

· Assist with maintaining efficient patient flow and meeting clinic scheduling requirements.

· Maintain required certifications and participate in continuing education as appropriate.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

 CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Participate in continuing education/training activities including monthly online training.
• Assist patients, family members, and internal/external clients with concern and empathy; respect their confidentiality and privacy and communicate with them in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Answer and refer telephone calls or other inquiries to ensure accurate and timely communications are facilitated.
• Identify yourself in a pleasant and positive manner.
• Take responsibility for helping the caller.
• Take directions and initiate actions (cross/additional training) that will allow the assumption of cross-functional duties to ensure seamless workflow.
• Demonstrate ability to handle emergency or crisis situations in a prompt, precise, and professional manner.
• Demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns.
• Investigate and follow through on unusual orders or requests for service or information.
• Follow proper reporting procedures for actual or potential accidents and/or incidents so follow up and/or prevention can occur.
• Record/report the need for service maintenance or repair of equipment and remove any faulty equipment from service.
• Consistently evaluate work and determine if further steps are needed to meet client expectations.
• Take initiative to do to redo inadequate or incomplete work, even if it is not yours.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary.
• Minimize non-productive time and fill slow periods with activities that will enable you to prepare to meet the future needs of the company (education, organizing, housekeeping, assisting others).
• Organize job functions and work area to be able to effectively complete varied assignments within established time frames.
• Consistently demonstrate ability to take the initiative to make decisions/choices without direct supervision.
• Adhere to administrative and departmental policies.
• Demonstrate regular attendance and timeliness.
• Do not incur excessive overtime.
• Remain conscientious in regard to personal hygiene.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all policies and procedures and ability to reference them from appropriate sources.
• Demonstrate adherence and support of company-wide service standards as evidenced by observation and feedback from patients, family members, and other clients.
• Must interact and exchange personnel, and outside agencies on a frequent basis while respecting the confidentiality of patient information.
• Must be able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Must be able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, or oral form
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate a high attention to detail.
• Strong organization, filing, and time management skills.
• Basic computer literacy and typing.

REQUIRED  EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

The position requires an Associate Degree in Radiology, valid and current Arkansas licensure, current BLS certification, and two (2) years of prior MRI experience.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is a PRN position. Days and hours of work varies, evenings and weekends. Occasional overtime may be required. The position operates in a professional office environment and the incumbent, in the course of performing this position, spends time writing, typing, speaking, listening, driving, seeing (such as close, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and adjusted focus), sitting, walking, standing, lifting (up to 50 pounds) and reaching. The incumbent may operate any or all of the following standard office equipment including but not limited to multi-line telephone system, postage mater, facsimile machines, calculator, photocopy machine, computer/printer, and coffee maker. The incumbent may operate medical equipment. The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

OTHER

Employee performance, in part, is evaluated based upon completion of the tasks listed herein. The Company reserves the right to change this job description at any time according to business needs and/or assign tasks that it may deem appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and employment with the Company may be terminated by the employee or employer at any time, for any reason.