MRI Technologist - Specialist

Texas Children's Hospital; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an MRI Specialist to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will perform high-quality radiographic procedures and act as a vital liaison between patients and healthcare professionals. Your expertise will ensure patient safety and comfort while maintaining exceptional standards of quality control and documentation. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced environment where your contributions directly impact the well-being of children and families. Join a renowned healthcare institution dedicated to excellence in pediatric care and be part of a team that is consistently recognized as one of the best in the nation.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Radiology program and MR-AART certification required.
• 3 years of Radiology experience is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-quality imaging procedures and manage patient care effectively.
• Ensure quality control and assist in overall patient care activities.

Skills

Patient Care

Radiographic Procedures

Quality Control

Documentation

Mentoring and Training

Education

Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program

MR-AART certification

BLS certification

3 years Radiology experience

Tools

EPIC

PACS

Job description

Shift: 7:30am - 8pm / Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday / On-call Required

Job ID: 416575

We are searching for an MRI Specialist -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will perform exceptional quality routine and specialized radiographic procedures at the request of a licensed independent practitioner for interpretation by Radiologists. The MRI Specialist is a liaison between patients, Radiologists, and other members of the support team. They are responsible for patient care, appropriate documentation, quality control, and quality improvement, and they provide training, education, and mentoring to students, technologists, nursing, residents, fellows, staff, and others.

Qualifications:
• Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program required
• MR-AART certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists required
• R-AART preferred
• CMRT from the Texas Medical Board preferred
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association required
• 3 years Radiology experience (any/all modalities accepted) required

Responsibilities:

1. Confirms patient identity with approved identifiers
2. Demonstrates age-appropriate care with all patients, appropriately prepares patients for procedures
3. Assesses factors that may contraindicate the procedure such as medication contraindications, patient risk for reaction to medications, patient history, laboratory results, insufficient patient preparation or artifacts
4. Provides information to patients, health care providers, students, and the public concerning the role and responsibilities of individuals in the profession
5. Performs routine, STAT, urgent, and on-call procedures while accurately demonstrating understanding of anatomy and pathology through proper imaging techniques
6. Performs high quality imaging procedures, determines technical settings, identifies, and removes artifact-producing objects
7. Responsible for precise, complete, and accurate data entry and image management in appropriate technology infrastructure: EPIC, PACS, etc.
8. Responsible for quality control activities on the equipment and collaborates with appropriate parties to resolve image quality issues
9. Seeks opportunities to assist in overall patient care activities, assists radiologist and others as requested or needed

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

About Texas Children’s:

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education, and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees, and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.