**Job Duties:**

- Perform regular and special MRI tests on patients.

- Check images to make sure they are clear and meet quality standards.

- Follow guidelines for using MRI machines and the right equipment to show the patient’s body correctly.

- Review patient history for any risks, check for metal implants, and prepare patients for safe MRI scans.

- Set controls on the machine to get the right images for each scan.

- Use digital radiography systems to send images from the MRI machine to storage systems.

- Explain the procedure and safety rules to patients, start IVs if needed, position patients, and take images for the tests requested.

- Work according to instructions from Radiologists and follow guidelines from supervisors.

- Use Electronic Health Records to manage patient arrivals and departures for scheduled and unscheduled tests. - Perform other office tasks related to MRI.

- Provide on-call imaging support for the Emergency Department and inpatient areas after regular hours.

- Work with patients of all ages, typically from 6 years old and up.

- Understand human anatomy and how MRI works, including knowledge of MRI safety and physics.

- Help patients prepare for their exams.

- Know how to give and manage contrast media used in MRI, including handling and storing it safely.

- Show knowledge of how to improve MRI performance. - Understand principles of magnetism and safety related to MRI machines.

**Work Schedule:**

- Work any day from Sunday to Saturday, for up to 12 hours per shift.

- Be available for on-call duty on a rotating schedule with other staff.

**Minimum Qualifications:** - 

**Education:

** Must have finished high school or an equivalent program and completed a recognized MRI technologist course.

- **Experience:

** At least 2 years of experience using MRI machines, creating and processing images, and assisting with specific MRI procedures. - 

**Certification:** 

Must be registered as a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and keep this certification current. - 

**Life Support Certification:

** Must have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Red Cross or American Heart Association. -

 **Background Check:

** Must be able to pass a government background check/security clearance.