St. Peter's Health · 4 months ago
MRI Technologist - MRI (Per Diem)
St. Peter's Hospital, Helena, MT, 59601, US
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expSt. Peter's Health is a healthcare provider located in Helena, MT, and they are seeking a Per Diem MRI Technologist. The role involves performing MRI scans while ensuring patient safety, interpreting scanning instructions, and managing patient care throughout the examination process.
Health CareHospitalNon Profit
Responsibilities
Performs proper safety screening for contraindications to MRI and/or contrast media and other medications
Researches patient implants to confirm safety and works closely with the radiologist, in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications, to determine safe scan parameters
Ensures auditory safety of the patient during examination
Implements measures to prevent burns to patients (change patient’s into MRI approved attire, provide padding between patient and bore, reduce skin to skin contact, ensure absence of cable loops
Verifies patient identification and the procedure requested or prescribed
Correctly interprets doctors’ scanning instructions
Verifies patient’s pregnancy status
Reviews lab values prior to medication administration
Explains effects and potential side effects of medications
Start IV and administer IV contrast when necessary for exam
Monitors patient for reaction to medication
Provides supportive communication and visual observation to the patient throughout the scan
Determines the need for and selects supplies, accessory equipment, shielding, and positioning/immobilization devices
Provides an accurate explanation and instructions regarding exams and procedures. Addresses questions and concerns regarding exams and procedures
Positions patient for anatomic area of interest, respecting patient ability and comfort
Prepare and operate MRI equipment
Modifies technical settings and adjusts scanning parameters to enhance images and minimize patient’s time in the MRI scanner
Performs QA on images and ensures proper transfer to PACS while electronically completing the exam in a timely manner
Complies with ACR guidelines for staff and patients while they are in Zone 3
Directly observes and controls entrance to Zone 4
Complies with all federal, state, local and regulatory agency requirements
Patient Safety: Each staff member is responsible for safe equipment operation and maintenance and overall patient safety
Patient schedules: Each staff member assists lead tech in prioritizing the needs of the referring physicians and patients to accommodate add-on exams into our daily schedules
Protocols: All staff members may be asked to assist lead tech or director in the development, implementation, changes and updates of protocols
CQI & QA: Staff technologist may be required to participate in both CQI and QA yearly plans and activities (as approved by Director)
Patient Experience: All staff technologist along with the DI leadership team are accountable for improvement of Patient Experience and scores for both the modality and the department
Staffing & Scheduling: Staff members will be asked for input of staffing schedules that meet both the physicians’ and patients’ needs. These schedules must also meet the productivity standards set forth by the director and budgets for each year
PACS: All staff members are responsible for insuring that all images and studies transfer to PACS in a timely and quality manner. The technologist must also work cohesively with the PACS Administrator to resolve any and all issues
Staff Training/ orientation: All staff members will be responsible for participating in training of new employees. Staff technologists will assist the leadership team in the orientation of new employees. Staff members will assist the leadership team in developing a new hire orientation function that is employee centered, complete and timely
Staff Development: Each staff member will responsible for assisting the lead tech and leadership in teaching or the improvement of skills to co-workers
Regulatory Compliance: Each staff member will share responsibility for the training and readiness needed to be compliant with DNV, CMS and other regulating agencies. Practices within the regulations and scope of the State of Montana, CMS, ARRT and ASRT
Equipment maintenance: Each staff member will be responsible for communicating to their leadership team issues that compromise proper and safe operation of equipment. Each staff member can be asked to make needed calls to vendors for support
Equipment vendors and Biomed: Each staff member is responsible for communication regarding equipment operation and function to lead technologist, director, biomed or vendor
Department Projects: Staff members will be asked and will be responsible for participating in department projects such as ACR accreditation, Quality/Performance based initiatives and promotion of department to our physicians, community and patients
Inventory: Each staff member can be asked to assist lead technologist in ordering and management of inventory
Modality Liaison: Each staff member will be accountable for positive and professional communications between other modalities, nursing, ED, scheduling, admitting, physicians, and transporters to ensure the smooth provision of patient care by the modality
Positive, encouraging and promotional: Each staff member will be accountable for always setting the example of positive interactions, encouraging actions and promoting co-workers, physicians, hospital, and medical group
Other duties assigned by leadership team
Qualification
Required
A minimum of one year of experience in MRI is required
Current Registry with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist in Magnetic Resonance Imaging is required
A permit to practice as a Radiologic Technologist in the State of Montana is required
Maintain BLS
Ability to achieve cognitive, organization and emotional maturity to deal effectively with multiple tasks, stresses, deadlines, difficult situations and/or customers
Possesses interpersonal/communication skills necessary for effective, non-judgmental, and empathetic patient care and customer relations
Open to feedback and open to a changing environment, which requires flexibility in scheduling and department assignments
Demonstrated ability to effectively and creatively solve problems with a minimum of immediate supervision
Demonstrated ability to plan and use time wisely
Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate with patients/families that may be under physical and emotional stress
Gather and exchange information effectively with nursing personnel, physicians, and customers
Ability to enter data accurately using the computer
Ability to resolve electronic/ paper orders
Ability to manage patient schedules to ensure responsiveness to physician/ patient needs and expectations
Ability to effectively ensure appropriate images with accurate patient information are transferred from equipment to PACS system immediately upon completion
Preferred
Graduate from an approved School of Radiology Technology is preferred
Company
St. Peter's Health
St. Peter's Health partners with the community to provide exceptional and compassionate health care.
1001-5000 employees
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