MRI Technologist - Diagnostic Imaging (Signing Bonus Available)

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

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading healthcare provider where you will play a vital role as an MRI Technologist. In this permanent full-time position, you will be responsible for the operations of MRI suites, ensuring patient safety and delivering high-quality imaging services. This opportunity offers a supportive environment that values diversity and encourages professional growth. With the chance to work in a dynamic setting and the potential for recruitment incentives, this role is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare while enjoying the beautiful surroundings of Nova Scotia.

Benefits

Signing bonus up to $10,000

Relocation assistance up to $5,000

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited MRI Technology program with CAMRT certification.
• Experience in MRI preferred and competency in I.V. insertion.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day MRI operations and ensure patient safety.
• Perform imaging procedures and maintain high-quality patient care.

Skills

MRI Technology

Patient Care

I.V. Insertion

Critical Thinking

Effective Communication

Bilingual (French preferred)

Education

Graduate of accredited MRI Technology School

CAMRT MRI exam certification

NSCMIRTP licensure

Tools

MRI Equipment

Computer Systems for Patient Information

Job description

Req ID: 193834
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Summer Street Entrance - QEII
Department: DI MRI
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 3
NSGEU 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. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle.

Recruitment Incentives

Successful candidates may be eligible for up to $10,000 signing bonus and up to $5,000 of relocation assistance with a defined Return of Service contract.

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.

Multi Site - This position is based out of QEII Health Sciences Centre (Victoria General and Halifax Infirmary) but may be scheduled to work out of the Dartmouth General Hospital.

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, 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

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

Compensation and Benefits

$36.88 - $44.11 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.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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.