MRI Technologist - Tellica Imaging Site

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At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Potentially up to $15,000 Sign-On bonus available for those meeting eligibility requirement

FTE: 0.9 Shift: Day shift Schedule: Thursday - Saturday 12 hr shifts

Position Summary

The MRI Tech ensures optimal safety, quality, satisfaction, engagement, compliance, operations, staffing, processes, efficiency, training and mentoring. The MRI Tech provides oversight of clinical operations and provides critical frontline support to patients. The MRI Tech establishes proper handoff procedures between staff, ensures consistency for care delivery, and provides schedules reports to Imaging leaders. This role performs a variety of MRI procedures using ionizing radiation for diagnostic purposes. The position uses ingenuity, initiative, and independent judgement to perform high quality scans.

Essential Functions

• Ensures patient, caregiver, and guest safety and satisfaction in accordance with existing principles and standards.
• Ensures provisions of high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic imaging services in an efficient manner.
• Promotes caregiver engagement and team initiatives.
• Maintains positive relationships within the department and facility, including other departments, radiologists, referring physicians, and customers.
• Verifies that clinics have sufficient materials, supplies, resources, etc. to perform daily MRIs.
• Ensures proper patient identification, order verification, and prepares the patient for the exam.
• Performs MRI examinations per department protocol.
• Understands cross sectional anatomy and demonstrates anatomical positioning competency.
• Critiques own films.
• Completes studies within acceptable time limitations without compromising patient care or the quality of the examination.
• In coordination with the radiologist, selects proper scanning techniques and protocols.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of protocol relating to contrast administration. As ordered by the physician and under radiologist or physician supervision administers intravenous contract material to patients.
• Practices appropriate infection control and sterile techniques.
• Understands and appropriately operates all MRI equipment and related information systems to ensure that quality images are produced.
• Exhibits understanding and proficiency with electronic imaging.
• Views, transfers, archives, and manipulates images.
• Exhibits a working knowledge of the MRI scanner. Troubleshoots when needed and understands the shutdown and start up procedures.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of the magnet, cryogens, gradient amplifiers, and all relevant computer hardware and software.
• Adheres to and understands MRI safety policies and procedures including the FOUR ZONE concept, the quench procedure, and proper MR magnet safety in an event of an emergency.
• Thoroughly and accurately completes all required documentation, including time stamps and image storage.
• Follows appropriate protocol for medical necessity, coding and charging, obtaining consents if necessary, documenting any events that may occur for quality.

Requirements

• Registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (Radiology)
• Registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (MRI) or American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) upon hire, or within 6 months of hire into this classification
• Registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (CT) within twelve (12) months of hire into this classification
• Certified with the State of Washington Department of Health, Radiologic Technologist
• Health Care Provider level CPR certification
• Experience in a clinical setting required; preferably as a Radiology Tech or MRI Tech

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $45.17 - $65.01 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.