What are the responsibilities and job description for the MRI Specialist position at Careers Integrated Resources Inc?
Duties :
• Checks room daily for adequate stock necessary to facilitate continuous exam flow. Maintains appropriate inventory as indicated by posted par levels and updates supply lists when items are needed.
• Confirms patient identity with approved identifiers.
• Demonstrating age appropriate care with all patients, appropriately prepares patients for procedures.
• Verifies patient’s pregnancy and informed consent statuses.
• Assesses factors that may contraindicate the procedure; such as, medication contraindications, patient risk for reaction to
medications, patient history, laboratory results, insufficient patient preparation or artifacts.
• Based on order, determines type and dose of contrast agent to be administered based on patient’s age, weight and medical/physical status.
• Anticipates and responds to patients needs throughout the entire encounter.
• Ensures all non-MRI personnel are screened prior to entry into Zones III & IV.
• Broad knowledge of MRI physics and procedures; understanding of MRI principles that are developmentally appropriate for ages 0 – adulthood.
• Operation of all required equipment including troubleshooting when necessary of the equipment, including automated processors, copying/digitizing film equipment, R.I.S., and PACS.
• Basic life support and medical terminology understanding is required.
• Successful demonstration of the professional fundamental competencies.
• Must be articulate, courteous and supportive in dealing with patients, parents, nursing, faculty, administrative and departmental personnel so that excellent customer service and positive guest relations are achieved.
• Must honor confidentiality.
• Must independently scan patients by following the established protocols.
• Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written skills.
• Must utilize basic office equipment; such as fax.
• Preferable if able to demonstrate bilingual skills.
Schedule Notes:
Friday 8:30-5p, Saturday 7a- 7:30p, Sunday 7a- 7:30p, Monday 8:30a- 5p
• Checks room daily for adequate stock necessary to facilitate continuous exam flow. Maintains appropriate inventory as indicated by posted par levels and updates supply lists when items are needed.
• Confirms patient identity with approved identifiers.
• Demonstrating age appropriate care with all patients, appropriately prepares patients for procedures.
• Verifies patient’s pregnancy and informed consent statuses.
• Assesses factors that may contraindicate the procedure; such as, medication contraindications, patient risk for reaction to
medications, patient history, laboratory results, insufficient patient preparation or artifacts.
• Based on order, determines type and dose of contrast agent to be administered based on patient’s age, weight and medical/physical status.
• Anticipates and responds to patients needs throughout the entire encounter.
• Ensures all non-MRI personnel are screened prior to entry into Zones III & IV.
• Broad knowledge of MRI physics and procedures; understanding of MRI principles that are developmentally appropriate for ages 0 – adulthood.
• Operation of all required equipment including troubleshooting when necessary of the equipment, including automated processors, copying/digitizing film equipment, R.I.S., and PACS.
• Basic life support and medical terminology understanding is required.
• Successful demonstration of the professional fundamental competencies.
• Must be articulate, courteous and supportive in dealing with patients, parents, nursing, faculty, administrative and departmental personnel so that excellent customer service and positive guest relations are achieved.
• Must honor confidentiality.
• Must independently scan patients by following the established protocols.
• Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written skills.
• Must utilize basic office equipment; such as fax.
• Preferable if able to demonstrate bilingual skills.
Schedule Notes:
Friday 8:30-5p, Saturday 7a- 7:30p, Sunday 7a- 7:30p, Monday 8:30a- 5p
