MRI Technologist

Northwell Health; Town of Riverhead (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking an MRI Technologist to support weekend and holiday coverage at the Riverhead site. You will prepare patients, position them, and perform MRI scans across abdominal, thoracic, neurological, and extremity exams, ensuring high-quality images for radiologist interpretation.

RN/licensure required with NY license as Radiologic Technologist, ARRT RT(R) and RT(R)(MR) credentials. Minimum six months radiology experience; MRI experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Radiologic Technology Program.
• New York State licensure as Radiologic Technologist.
• New York State certification in IV Contrast Administration within six months.
• ARRT Registered Technologist (RT(R)(ARRT)) required.
• ARRT MRI credential (RT(R)(MR)(ARRT)) within 12–18 months.
• Minimum six months experience as Radiology Technologist.
• Previous MRI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patient for examination.
• Explains procedure in layman terms to relieve patient anxiety.
• Sets-up equipment to administer proper procedure promptly.
• Ensures patient is screened per protocol and consent obtained when necessary.
• Performs MRI procedures including abdominal, thoracic, neurological exams, extremities.
• Places patient on exam table and positions within gantry.
• Inputs patient history from requisition and determines slice thickness and sequences.
• Calculates scans needed based on patient size and verifies images meet physician orders.
• Contacts Radiologist to review if additional scanning is required.
• Transfers images to PACS and archives to disc memory.
• Assists Radiologist with administration of IV contrast.
• Monitors patient during examination and reports changes promptly.
• Performs calibration checks and minor repairs as needed.
• Troubleshoots equipment issues and reports major problems to management.
• Assists in scheduling exams and ensuring premedication where required.
• Performs related duties as ADA Essential Functions

Skills

MRI

Radiology

Patient care

Quality assurance

Education

Radiologic Technology Program

Tools

PACS

MRI equipment

Job description

MRI Every other weekend and Holidays

Operates Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment. Prepares patient for exam, ensures enough information has been obtained for the physician to make a diagnosis, assists in the management of patient flow and presents images mounted for physician diagnosis

Job Description

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MRI Every other weekend and Holidays

Operates Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment. Prepares patient for exam, ensures enough information has been obtained for the physician to make a diagnosis, assists in the management of patient flow and presents images mounted for physician diagnosis

Job Responsibility

• Prepares patient for examination.
• Explains procedure in layman terms to relieve patient of anxiety.
• Sets-up equipment to administer proper procedure in a timely fashion.
• Ensures patient is screened according to protocol, and assures consent for the procedure has been obtained, when necessary.
• 2.Performs MRI procedures to include: abdominal, thoracic, neurological exams, extremities, sub-periosteal implant planning, radiation therapy treatment planning.
• Places patient on the exam table and positions within the gantry.
• Keys in patient history data and other pertinent information obtained from a requisition completed by a referring physician who includes anatomical area of interest, slice thickness and pulse sequences.
• Calculates the number of scans to be obtained based on patient size, and operates the CT/MRI ensuring the required images were obtained as ordered by the Radiologist.
• Contacts Radiologist to review and ascertain whether additional scanning is required.
• Operates equipment for the transfer of computed images to PACS and the archival to disc memory.
• Assists the Radiologist with administration of I.V. contrast.
• 3.Monitors patient condition and directly observes patient during examination.
• Recognizes and promptly reports to the radiologist, changes in the patient’s condition and/or motor abnormality complaints by the patient including: fainting, discoloration, etc.
• 4.Performs minor repairs and frequent calibration checks and adjusts equipment, when necessary.
• Troubleshoots mechanical problems of the equipment by performing minor repairs as necessary.
• Recognizes and reports major problems to management to ensure prompt resolution.
• 5.Assists in patient flow including scheduling exams; assuring patients are sent for in advance of scheduled exam; assuring premedication has been administered on the unit; and completing exams.
• 6.Performs related duties, as required. *ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• Graduate of an accredited Radiologic Technology Program, required.
• New York State Department of Health licensure as a Radiologic Technologist, required.
• New York State certification in IV Contrast Administration, required within six (6) months of position entry date.
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Registered Technologist (R.T.(R)(ARRT)), required.
• ARRT registration in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (R.T.(R)(MR)(ARRT)) required within eighteen (12) months of entry date.
• Minimum of six (6) months experience as a Radiology Technologist, required.
• Previous MRI experience, preferred.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).