MRI Tech - PRN

Baptist Health; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Paducah, KY is seeking an MRI Technologist for a PRN position. You will operate MRI equipment to obtain high-quality diagnostic images and assist radiologists in interpretation.

You will also position patients and ensure they remain still to minimize motion artifacts, following established protocols and physician orders. Required is an Associate degree or higher with ARRT registration, plus BLS certification within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher with ARRT registration is required.
• BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
• Military training from a JRCERT-accredited program can substitute for degree.

Responsibilities

• Operate MRI equipment to acquire high-quality diagnostic images according to protocols.
• Assist radiologists in image interpretation.
• Position patients and provide instructions to minimize motion artifacts.

Skills

MRI experience

Education

ARRT-registered degree

BLS certification

JRCERT-accredited substitution

Job description

Summary Job Description:

MRI Tech - PRN Operate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment to obtain high-quality diagnostic images of patients for medical interpretation.

Job Duties:

Operate MRI equipment to acquire high-quality diagnostic images of the body according to established protocols and physician orders. Perform basic image processing techniques such as windowing, reconstruction, and multiplanar reformatting to enhance visualization of anatomical structures and abnormalities. Assist radiologists and physicians in image interpretation. Position patients appropriately on the MRI table and provide instructions for maintaining stillness during the examination to minimize motion artifacts.

Requirements:

Associate degree or higher from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by (ARRT) American Registry of Radiologic Technologist Registered by the ARRT required Military training graduate of JRCERT-accredited program can substitute for Associate degree requirement BLS Certification required within 90 days of hire

Preferred Requirements:

Two years’ experience working as an MRI Technologist in a hospital or medical imaging facility preferred.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

About Baptist Health

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

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