MRI Technologist -Duke Raleigh Hospital, a Campus of Duke University Hosp-2nd Shift-5, 8 Hr shifts

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About Duke Raleigh Hospital, A Campus of Duke University Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with the Duke Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. With 204-beds, it is the third largest of Duke Health’s four hospitals and offers a comprehensive array of services, including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, advanced gastrointestinal, and wound healing care.

 

 

MRI Technologist-Duke Raleigh Hospital-A Campus of Duke University Hospital-2nd Shift-5, 8 Hour Shifts

 

***This Position is Eligible for Relocation and $15,000 Commitment Bonus ****

Work Week: 2:30pm-11pm including holiday call rotation, with normal night call rotation

 

General Description of the Job Class

Perform a variety of complex, specialized, and technical tasks associated with the operation of high field strength magnets.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

• Screen patients for MR safety prior to procedure performance.
• Assist radiologist with procedure protocoling and performance. Start I.V.s, administer contrast media as directed and per protocol.
• Evaluate MR scans for technical quality, collate processed images and sequence of acquisition and label appropriately.
• Schedule patients for procedures; assist with clerical functions.
• Charge MR procedures and supplies in EHR
• Load and operate power injectors for contrast media administration.
• Maintain accurate patient records.
• Provide orientation for new technologists
• Provide education and training for student technologists.
• Provide for the psychological and physical needs of patients for MR procedures.
• Understand and use the Image Archival System
• Perform complex tasks associated with the operation of high field strength magnets and related equipment to produce special radiographic images of specific body parts.
• Position patients for MR scans using immobilization and protective equipment as required.
• Screen patients for MR safety prior to procedure performance.
• Assist radiologist with procedure performance. Administer contrast media or as directed and per protocol. Evaluate MR scans for technical quality, collate processed images and sequence of exposure and label appropriately.
• Coordinate scheduling and patient flow involving multiple MR sites.
• Assist with education and training of new physicians (interns, residents, and fellows, attending's) if Applicable.
• Assist radiologists and physicists in developing new protocols and MR imaging techniques that are unique to DUHS
• Help facilitate research for the Duke Health System by scanning and using protocols given. Demonstrate proficiency in the 100+ MR protocols in the Health System. Teach the correct application of these protocols to new technologists, physicians, and researchers.