MR TECHNOLOGIST (PRN), DUKE REGIONAL

Company: Duke Health
Location: Durham
Posted on: May 23, 2020

Job Description:

Duke Regional Hospital has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance counties and the surrounding communities for nearly 40 years. With more than 1,900 employees, its focus is on providing outstanding medical care with compassionate, personalized service in a comfortable community hospital setting. Duke Regional Hospital has 369 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services, and also offers care at the Duke Rehabilitation Institute and Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center. In fiscal year 2018, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,299 patients and had 165,953 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.-- U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Regional Hospital as #10 in North Carolina and #4 in the Raleigh-Durham area for 2018-19.----PRN 0.1--Occ SummaryPerform a variety of complex, specialized, and technical tasks associated with the operation of high field strength magnets.----Work Performed--Screen patients for MR safety prior to procedure performance. Assist radiologist with procedure protocoling and performance. Start I.V.s, administer contrast media as directed and per protocol. Evaluate MR scans for technical quality, collate processed images and sequence of acquisition and label appropriately. Schedule patients for procedures; assist with clerical functions. Charge MR procedures and supplies in EHR Load and operate power injectors for contrast media administration. Maintain accurate patient records. Provide orientation for new technologists. Provide education and training for student technologists. Provide for the psychological and physical needs of patients for MR procedures. Understand and use the Image Archival System. Perform complex tasks associated with the operation of high field strength magnets and related equipment to produce special radiographic images of specific body parts. Position patients for MR scans using immobilization and protective equipment as required. Screen patients for M R safety prior to procedure performance. Assist radiologist with procedure performance. Administer contrast media or as directed and per protocol. Evaluate MR scans for technical quality, collate processed images and sequence of exposure and label appropriately. Coordinate scheduling and patient flow involving multiple MR sites. Assist with education and training of new physicians (interns,residents, and fellows, attending's) if Applicable. Assist radiologists and physicists in developing new protocols and MR imaging techniques that are unique to DUHS. Help facilitate research for the Duke Health System by scanning and using protocols given. Demonstrate proficiency in the 100+ MR protocols in the Health System. Teach the correct application of these protocols to new technologists, physicians, and researchers. Perform other related duties incidental to the work herein. **DUHS offers career growth and enrichment within Imaging services. There is a clinical ladder program with various steps and opportunities at each hospital within the health system.----Knowledge, Skills and Abilities--------Level Characteristics----------Minimum Qualifications--------Education--Completion of a 24-month AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology plus completion of an accredited MR program OR Graduate of a bachelor's degree program in Radiology, with two semesters of clinical rotation in MR OR Completion of a 24-month AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology with two years of DUHS Radiology experience----Experience--Level I must obtain ARRT certification within 12 months of employment. Level II Minimum of two year' experience as an MRI technologist. Level III A minimum of 4 years' experience within specialty modality in which they are seeking promotion----Degrees, Licensures, Certifications--ARRT certification in Radiography MR certification within 12 months of employment BLS certification-- Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. -- Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. -- Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

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