MRI Technologist - Diagnostic Imaging

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Antigonish; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health service provider as an MRI Technologist, where you'll play a crucial role in delivering exceptional patient care and performing complex imaging procedures. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, ensuring safety and high standards in MRI operations. With a commitment to excellence in health services, you'll be part of a team that values diversity and inclusion, making a significant impact on patient outcomes. If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for MRI technology and patient care, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Travel Insurance

Long-term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited MRI Technology school with CAMRT certification.
• Experience with MRI procedures and patient care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of MRI suites and ensure safety protocols.
• Perform imaging procedures and provide excellent patient care.

Skills

MRI Technology

Patient Care

IV Insertion

Critical Thinking

Effective Communication

Bilingual (French preferred)

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of MRI Technology

CAMRT MRI exam and certification

NSCMIRTP licensure

Tools

Computer Systems for Patient Information

Job description

Req ID: 177423
Location: Eastern Zone, St. Martha's Regional Hospital
Department: DI Magnetic Resonance Imaging SMRH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province.

About the Opportunity

With considerable latitude for initiative and independent action, the MRI Technologist has responsibility for the day-to-day operations of all designated MRI suites including instruction of students and direction of staff while in the area i.e. hospital personnel, maintenance, and cleaning staff. Ensuring information of the patient requisitions meet departmental standards and correlating clinical history with examinations to be performed, the MRI Technologist assumes responsibility for complex procedures designated via indirect supervision of the radiologist. To fulfill this function, the technologist will perform imaging procedures and patient care duties. The MRI Technologist must consistently apply all safety rules and techniques applicable to the magnetic and radio frequency fields in use in the MRI environment ensuring technologist, patients, co-workers and the public are adequately protected at all times.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology
• Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) MRI exam and certification
  Nova Scotia College of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals (NSCMIRTP) licensure
• Previous MRI experience preferred
• Demonstrate competency in I.V. insertion
• Frequent independent decisions assessing diagnostic results recognizing the significance of all structures visualized, differentiating artifactual from normal or pathological and improvising standard techniques in routine and non-routine circumstances
• Ensures competency, maintains an ongoing interest in updating knowledge on new equipment and procedures
• Practices excellent patient care; demonstrating courtesy, kindness and understanding using effective communication skills
• Operates computer system in regard to patient information
• Highly adaptable professional who can think critically and thrive as a member of a dynamic team
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

• Permanent full-time positions; 75 hours biweekly
• Call and shift work required, evenings, nights, and weekends

Compensation and Incentives

$36.15 - $42.19 hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit Recruitment - Incentives.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.