MR Technologist - Duke Regional Hospital - Durham - 2nd Shift (Evenings Monday-Friday)
Company: Duke Health
Location: Durham
Posted on: August 8, 2022
Job Description:
Duke Regional Hospital offers the personal touch and hometown
feel of a community hospital while serving as an essential arm of
internationally recognized Duke University Health System. -Duke
Regional has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance
counties for more than 45 years. To be successful at caring for our
community and have a strong reputation among patients who seek our
care, we have 3,500 team members who work together to provide
exceptional, compassionate and equitable healthcare 24/7. We are a
place of learning and acceptance for team members just starting
their careers, as well as an institution of family culture and
professional development for employees who have served for decades
in our hospital units. -Duke Regional has 388 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. We also offer care at
our Duke Rehabilitation Institute, Davis Ambulatory Surgical
Center, Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center Arringdon, Health Services
Center, and Duke Behavioral Health Center North Durham. In fiscal
year 2021, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,422 patients,
performed 18,152 surgeries and welcomed 2,673 babies into the
world. -U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Regional Hospital as
#9 in North Carolina and #4 in the Raleigh-Durham area for 2021-22.
The Human Rights Campaign consistently names us a Healthcare
Equality Leader, and we are a Joint Commission-accredited and
Magnet-designated hospital. -Schedule: MONDAY-FRIDAY, 2ND SHIFT;
ROTATING CALL, HOLIDAYS AND OCCASSIONAL WEEKENDS. - -General
Description of the Job Class -Perform a variety of complex,
specialized, and technical tasks associated with the operation of
high field strength magnets. -Duties and Responsibilities of this
Level -
- Screen patients for MR 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. -Required
Qualifications at this LevelEducation -Completion of a 24-month AMA
approved School of Radiologic Technology plus completion of an
accredited MR programOR Graduate of a bachelor's degree program in
Radiology, with two semesters of clinical rotation in MROR
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 years' experience as an MRI
technologist.Level III A minimum of 4 years' experience within
specialty modality in which they are seeking promotion -Degrees,
Licensure, and/or Certification -ARRT certification in Radiography
MR certification within 12 months of employmentBLS 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 essential job 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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