MRI Team Lead

Bargaining Unit: EAP

Rate of Pay: $54.84/hour DOE

Summary

The MRI Technologist Team Lead works under the direction of a Radiologist to perform Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedures in an independent, professional manner with little or no supervision. The Technologist assumes responsibility for the safety of their patients and colleagues in their designated work area and takes corrective action when necessary to maintain such safety. At the direction of the Radiology Leadership, the Team Leader oversees technical procedures, patient care, and workflow of the team to ensure safe and effective patient care and acts as a role model and facilitator working in collaboration with all levels of departmental personnel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Correctly identifies patients by name, wrist identifiers, date of birth, etc.
• Provides accurate information to physicians, patients and employees while maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.
• Ensures safety of each MRI patient and medical staff while in the high magnetic field environment.
• Screens patients and other medical staff prior to entering the magnetic exam room for potential contraindications, which may be harmful to the patient, staff or the MRI equipment.
• Operates all MRI equipment necessary to complete examinations as directed by the Radiologist in charge of each exam.
• Utilizes a variety of the following but not limited to: surface coils, pulse gating, cardiac gating, respiratory gating and patient monitoring equipment.
• Develops resources- protocol book, implant book etc. to support the team
• Using independent judgment, tailors exams to each patient and their particular medical problem.
• Starts IV's, administers contrast injections and monitors patients closely for contrast reactions.
• De-access ports, assess patency and administer heparin as ordered by physician.
• Demonstrates the ability to react to a potentially dangerous "quench" situation.
• Maintains awareness of the oxygen-monitoring system in each exam room and demonstrates knowledge of what steps to take in case of an alarm.
• Constantly monitors patients' condition while in the magnet and promptly detects any changes in their condition.
• In the event of a medical emergency, removes the patient from the MRI exam room immediately before the medical emergency team takes over the patients' care.
• Performs daily MRI Quality Control (QC) tests as recommended and takes corrective action as needed.
• Maintains Equipment Preventative Maintenance (PM) schedule and ensures all maintenance is scheduled and is completed.
• Reports problems related to the MRI equipment, work methods, or procedures to the DI leadership promptly.
• Maintains knowledge of multi-planner cross-sectional anatomy and provides education to the MRI team for various organ systems, in multiplanner reformatting of 3-demensional data, and manipulating MIP(Maximum Intensity Projection) data required for MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography) exams.
• Follows workflow protocols: ie: Sends MRI images to the PACS system, etc.
• Maintains job-related skills, competencies, and required certification(s) or registries.
• Provides leadership, mentoring and education to develop and maintain an effective, well trained staff based on performance standards and competencies.
• Initiates/ maintains accreditations specific to MRI (ie: ACR) and provides follow PI plans in working w DI leadership, if there are citations or improvement plans needed.
• Regular attendance is required in order to carry out the essential functions of the position.
• Reviews and meets ongoing competency requirements of the role to maintain the skills, knowledge and abilities to perform, within scope, role specific functions.
• Pursues professional growth
• Ensures staff schedule is complete and posted timely
• Adheres to department dress code.
• Ability to work standby.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities

Minimum Education/Experience

Certificate of completion from college or vocational school - Successful completion of a Radiologic Technologist Program (College or Institutional Program) approved by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). The college program will grant a minimum of an Associate’s Degree (A.S.) or Radiologic Technology program or equivalent.

2 - 3 years of experience

Required Licenses/Certifications

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) - For Radiology - Upon Hire

American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) - MRI Certification through ARRT or ARMRIT - Upon Hire

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers - Upon Hire

BLS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS certification). - Within 3 months of hire into job

Other Experience/Qualifications

Required

• Venipuncture certification within 3 months of employment.
• Two years as a Radiologic Technologist for ARRT certified Technologist required with a minimum of two years of current experience working in MRI in a hospital setting.
• For ARMRIT MRI Technologist completion of the program with current certification through ARMRIT.
• Knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy and MRI physics.