Job details:

Job Title : MRI Technologist

Facility : Texas Children’s Hospital

Location : 9835 N Lake Creek Pkwy, Austin, TX 78717

Duration : 03 - 06 months + High possibility of extension

Schedule Notes : Friday 8:30-5p, Saturday 7a- 7:30p, Sunday 7a- 7:30p, Monday 8:30a- 5p.

Pay : $65-$68/Hour W2.

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.

Skills:

• 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.

Education:

Required- Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program

Required- MR-ARRT - ARRT RegTech Mag Reson Imaging American Registry of Radiologic Technologists AND

Preferred- R-ARRT - ARRT RegTech Radiography American Registry of Radiology Technologists AND

Preferred- CMRT - Cert Med Radiologic Techngst Texas Medical Board.

Require- 3 years MR experience

Required- Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program

Required- MR-ARRT - ARRT RegTech Mag Reson Imaging American Registry of Radiologic Technologists AND

Required- R-ARRT - ARRT RegTech Radiography American Registry of Radiology Technologists AND

Required- CMRT - Cert Med Radiologic Techngst Texas Medical Board.

Require- 3 years MR experience