Resource Coordinator MRI- Full Time Days

Description

Northwestern Medicine is committed to providing our communities the highest quality health care through exceptional access to state-of-the-art clinical services with compassionate and personal care. Coordinates, monitors, and assists in the daily function of the MRI department.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with the selection of new team members
• Conducts orientation and training of new and existing staff
• Monitors the orientation of staff and identifies further instructional needs
• Schedules staff for adequate coverage to meet the needs of the department; maintains attendance records
• Prioritizes, assigns and reviews work; provides feedback to manager regarding staff performance
• Assists the manager and director in establishing and evaluating performance expectations for staff
• Serves as a resource to staff
• Ensures staffing levels which meet department guidelines; ensures optimal department coverage and minimal overtime
• Monitors utilization of supplies and equipment for optimal efficiency and cost containment; orders and maintains supplies used in the department
• Coordinates equipment maintenance and repairs; assists with recommendations regarding the acquisition of new equipment
• Enforces policies and procedures; assists in updating and developing procedure manuals and protocols for MRI
• Coordinates patient flow through department; resolves scheduling issues
• Monitors and maintains the quality of films and services produced in MRI
• Monitors charges and tracks financial performance in MRI
• Screens patients and administers IV contrast in accordance with department policies and procedures, patient history indicators, exam protocols and physician orders and follows through with post exam instructions
• Positions patient on examining table and places coil close to area of interest, follows exam protocols, reviews physician's orders and consults with radiologist on questionable orders/protocols
• Communicates with patient before procedure to obtain history, explain risks and what can be expected; communicates during procedure to monitor safety and comfort during procedure
• Performs MRI scan sequences and adjusts parameters and slice positioning appropriate to the exam and patient anatomy
• Views images of area being scanned on monitor to ensure quality of images
• Alerts patients and staff of danger of wearing or carrying metal near the magnet
• Ensures that patient (staff/visitor), completes the MRI screening form
• Review written form, discusses verbally with patient for contraindications and signs form
• Investigates and clears as safe any potential ferromagnetic foreign objects/implants before exposing the patient to the magnetic field
• Reviews and protocols orders for scheduled patients, obtains corrected orders as needed, lab orders and results
• Coordinates schedule, prioritizes urgent exams and obtains wet reads
• Maintains and cleans work area and equipment; replenishes supplies as needed
• Adheres to MRI safety guidelines, policies and procedures
• Controls and evaluates for safe entry of all persons, objects, supplies and equipment into the MRI environment
• Performs and monitors MRI equipment QA and maintains required logs
• Performs clerical tasks such as receiving orders, scheduling patients, and recordkeeping
• Ensures all exams are ordered correctly in HIS/RIS and charged and tracked accurately
• Initiates service calls for equipment problems
• This role may support additional projects, perform administrative tasks, and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• ARRT
• 2 to 3 years of undergraduate education or equivalent. Must demonstrate thorough working knowledge of the practices in a specialized field. More than three up to five years of related work experience required, demonstrating a broad knowledge of the job responsibilities and methods.

Preferred:

• N/A

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

If we offer you a job, we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a case-by-case basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.