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Advocate Aurora Health · 5 months ago

MRI Lead Technologist

Aurora Medical Center West Allis - 8901 W Lincoln Ave

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$40.30/hr - $60.45/hr

5+ years exp

Advocate Aurora Health is one of the nation’s top hospital systems, seeking an MRI Lead Technologist to join their dynamic MRI department at Aurora West Allis. This role focuses on providing leadership, training, and support to staff while ensuring high standards in patient care and operational efficiency.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Acts as a resource to employees and students, which includes training/orienting, providing day-to-day work direction, and giving input on performance. Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work, monitors productivity, maintains appropriate staffing levels, directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues

Assists with human resource responsibilities, which may include interviewing and selection of new employees, staff development, providing performance feedback, resolution of employee concerns, and employee morale

Assists in interpreting department policies and procedures, and advises and updates staff on procedural changes. Identifies performance improvement opportunities within the department and facilitates change. Monitors inventory levels, labor productivity and assist with managing department resources

Serves as a technical resource, role model and/or preceptor for students and staff. Facilitates clinical problem solving and collaborates with other departments across the system to provide education on managing patients after procedures and any other imaging department processes and procedures

Proficiently operates MRI equipment used to perform basic to advanced diagnostic procedures. Must perform and be proficient with all of the following procedures if performed at assigned facility, which include angiography, thoracic, abdomen, venous, cardiac, functional MRI, gated, interventional, breast MRI, fetal MR, and spectroscopy

Obtains medical history from patients, compares requisitions to physician's orders to ensure ordered exam accuracy, and prepares and administers contrast media under the direction of the Radiologist. Positions patient and selects proper scanning factors, adjusts factors to attain the appropriate images, and provides magnet protection and safety in accordance with regulatory agencies

Post-processes images as directed and accurately identifies and labels images, identifying patient name, medical record unit (MRU) number, and location or position of scan on all images

Oversees the maintenance of records in accordance with various regulatory agencies and enters patient and study information into the radiology information system, and documents billing codes of procedures performed to ensure accurate patient charges

Identifies equipment performance issues and ensures and/or performs equipment quality assurance tests and calibration procedures. Reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate staff and evaluates new products and equipment

Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique

Qualification

MRI operationRegistered Technologist (RT)MRI certificationAdvanced cross sectional anatomyIntravenous (IV) skillsLeadership skillsPatient service skillsComputer skillsCommunicationInterpersonal skills

Required

Registered Technologist (RT) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) registration and certification issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months

Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program in Radiologic Technology

Typically requires 5 years of experience in Imaging as an MRI Technologist

Advanced knowledge of cross sectional anatomy and magnetic safety

Proficient in intravenous (IV) and venipuncture (if required by facility)

Advanced knowledge of accreditation policies and procedures to assist in facilitation of departmental accreditation

Ability to act as a role model and to hold staff accountable to Aurora's service commitments

Demonstrated leadership skills such as delegation, team building, managing multiple priorities, problem solving, and decision making

Excellent communication, interpersonal and patient service skills to work effectively with physicians, patients and other staff members

Ability to work independently

Intermediate computer skills

Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g.DNV, CARF or others)

Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders frequently throughout the workday

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist

Lift up to 20 lbs. over the head

Carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance

Must be able to push/pull with 30 lbs. of force

Perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present

May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, and radiation hazards as well as blood and body fluids; therefore, personal protective equipment must be worn as necessary

Must have clear speech, vision and hearing

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job