MRI Technologist - Diagnostic Imaging

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Truro; On-site; CAD 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Travel insurance

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health is seeking an MRI Technologist to oversee daily MRI suite operations, instruct students, and lead in collaboration with radiologists and hospital staff. The role emphasizes patient safety, quality imaging, and staff coordination in a dynamic clinical environment.

The ideal candidate has MRI certification, NSRMIRT licensure, and CAMRT credentials, with strong clinical judgment, communication, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology.
• CAMRT MRI exam and certification.
• NSRMIRT licensure.
• Previous MRI experience preferred.
• Demonstrate competency in IV insertion.
• Ability to assess diagnostic results and differentiate artifacts from pathology in varied circumstances.
• Commitment to ongoing education on new equipment and procedures.
• Excellent patient care with effective communication.
• Strong computer skills for patient information systems.
• Adaptable team player with critical thinking.
• French language skills are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of designated MRI suites.
• Instruct students and direct staff in the MRI area.
• Apply safety rules for MRI environments to protect patients and staff.
• Perform imaging procedures and patient care duties as required.
• Coordinate with radiologists and hospital personnel under indirect supervision.

Skills

I.V. insertion

Patient care

Team player

Education

Accredited MRI Technology program

CAMRT MRI exam and certification

NSRMIRT licensure

Job description

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 technologists, 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 Regulator of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (NSRMIRT) 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, and 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

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Long assignment full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
• Approximately 19 months
• Call and shift work required, evenings, nights, and weekends

Compensation and Benefits

$38.74 - $47.50 hourly
$49.16 hourly with 25 years’ service with the employer

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.

What You'll Love About Nova Scotia Health

Nova Scotia Health is more than the province's largest provider of health services; we're a team driven by excellence in health, healing and learning. Across hospitals, health centres and community programs, our people deliver innovative, high-quality care that impacts lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.

From vibrant city life to scenic coastal communities, Nova Scotia offers a lifestyle as rewarding as the work itself. At Nova Scotia Health, you'll find meaningful career opportunities, supportive teams and the work-life balance to enjoy everything our beautiful province has to offer. Join us and discover why so many people are choosing to call Nova Scotia home.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions.

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.