MRI Safety Technician - MRI (Evenings)

Schedule:

• Approximately 20 hours/week spread out over 3-4 days in shifts of 4-6 hours
• M-F availability, 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm required.

Ensures safety of patients and staff during MRI procedures by screening and monitoring for contraindications and maintaining equipment.Essential Functions:

• Maintains security around the entrance to each magnet.
• Ensures that no person enters Zone 3 without proper screening for ferrous objects. Uses metal detection devices as warranted to detect ferrous objects.
• Actively participates in the responsibility for MR safety of each patient and other employees.
• Follows Radiation, MR, and general safety policies.
• Complies with radiology, state, federal, and other regulatory guidelines, and policies.
• Represents the department’s customer service focus for both internal and external contacts.

Education Requirement:

• High school graduate, required.
• Currently enrolled in healthcare related field of study, preferred.

Licensure Requirement:

(not specified)

Certifications:

Current CPR Certification, preferred.

Skills:

High level of professionalism and ability to establish good rapport with patients and staff.

Experience:

Healthcare or clinical experience, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Biohazard waste, Chemicals/Medications, Computer skills, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Interpreting Data, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 41-60 lbs, Loud Noises, Patient Equipment, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 100 lbs or greater with assistance, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 61-100 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Repetitive hand/arm use

FREQUENTLY: Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Decision Making, Problem solving

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Depth perception, Hearing acuity, Peripheral vision, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

Move or Reposition patients of any weigh/sizeWith assistance of another person and/or equipment Occasionally (0-37%)

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"