Imaging Technologist - MRI - Full Time (40 hours/week)

Kittitas Valley Healthcare; Ellensburg (WA); On-site; USD 100,500 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Kittitas Valley Healthcare is seeking an MRI Technologist to review imaging requests, verify orders, and perform MRI procedures with a focus on safety and patient care. You will produce high-quality images for radiologists and continue professional development in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The position requires ARRT registration or eligibility with MRI certification within 6 months, JRCERT radiology education, and Washington DOH certification.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a Radiology education program and ARRT registration required.
• Current ARRT MRI certification or registry eligible with certification within 6 months of hire.
• Washington State DOH Radiologic Technologist Certification and BLS required.

Responsibilities

• Review imaging requests for appropriateness and verify physician orders.
• Perform MRI procedures in a safe, caring, and timely manner.
• Produce high-quality diagnostic images for radiologist interpretation.
• Maintain professional growth and seek ways to improve operations.

Skills

ARRT registration

AHA BLS

MRI operation knowledge

Education

JRCERT Radiology education program

Job description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy,orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

KVH puts‘employee care’high on the priority list, with health benefits likelow cost medical, dental, and vision insuranceand a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children.KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision. We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay toS encourage continuing education.We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year ofpart-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website -

Benefits - KV Healthcare

www.kvhealthcare.org

The global responsibility of this position and all positions within the department of Imaging Services is to provide quality diagnostic images, comfort, and care for patients and employees at KVH. As a part of this, all employees are responsible for seeking ways to provide input to continuously improve our operation and procedures. The MRI technologist is responsible for reviewing imaging requests for appropriateness, verification of physician orders, and performance of the procedure in a safe, caring and timely manner. In addition, the MRI technologist must consistently produce quality images for the radiologist to interpret and report to the requesting physician. They must maintain a high level of professional expertise and assumes the responsibility for professional growth and development. The art and practice of diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging requires in depth knowledge of human growth, human anatomy and physiology, proper anatomical positioning, normal and abnormal pathology and physiological responses, disabilities, manifestations of diseases and trauma.

What is required...

• Graduation from a Radiology education program under the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
• ARRT registration as Radiologic Technologist
• ARRT MRI certification or registry eligible with successful completion of certification within 6 months of hire.
• Current Washington State DOH Radiologic Technologist Certification
• Current American Heart Association BLS

What is preferred...

• One years’ experience in MRI

Wage:

Wage range currentlystarts at $48.32/hour and goes up to $73.23/hour. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience. This position may also qualify for an additional 15% premium in lieu of benefits.

FTE:

1.0 (40 hours/week)

Benefits:

This position is benefits eligible