Job Title: MRI Technologist
No of Positions: 2.0 FTE
Specialty: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Site: VA New Jersey Health Care System (VANJHCS)
Location: 1051 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08755
Duration: 1-year contract with potential for renewal up to 4 additional 1-year option periods
Shift Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 4:30 PM EST
How many shifts needed per month: ~20 22 shifts/month per FTE (4,160 hrs/yr combined for 2.0 FTE)
Credentialing / Onboarding time: 6 to 8 weeks
Certifications:Experience needed: 3+ years of experience on advanced modality (MRI)
Special Skills needed:- Knowledge of superconducting magnets and physics as applied to medical imaging
- MRI safety factors governing the magnetic environment for patients, visitors, equipment
- Cross-sectional anatomy as it relates to soft tissue/vessels
- Radio-frequency surface coils for specific anatomical regions
- Contrast media, power injectors, PACS
- May also perform basic MR safety program duties (scope not defined in PWS - confirm with CO)
Responsibilities:- Perform MRI exams per protocol; patient prep/screening/positioning/education
- Ensure MRI safety screening/protocols followed for all patients and staff
- Prepare and administer contrast agents; monitor patient during exam
- QC of images; troubleshoot/report equipment malfunctions
- Document delayed/pending cases in CPRS with completion plan
- Prepare digital images via PACS for radiologist
- Participate in QI and staff meetings
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