Travel MRI Technologist - $2,160 per week - MedHQ Staffing Solutions : Job Details

MedHQ Staffing Solutions is seeking a travel MRI Technologist for a travel job in Queens, New York. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: MRI Technologist Discipline: Allied Health Professional Start Date: ASAP Duration: 11 weeks 40 hours per week Shift: 8 hours, evenings Employment Type: Travel Job Responsibilities: -Interviews patient prior to MRI procedure for MRI safety prior to performance of the procedure. -Ensures patient safety, including correctly identifying every patient using approved two (2) patient identifiers at every point of contact in the MRI suite. -Explains the MRI process and instructs patient on the procedure to obtain optimal imaging diagnostic results; answers all related questions and responds to patient's needs or concerns, as required. -Safely sets-up, operates, and adjusts, MRI equipment, selecting proper technical factors to obtain accurate MRI studies; selects software options and imaging parameters, when adjusting an MRI machine; returns equipment to its original location after each scan. -Ensures safety for patients, operator and visitors within magnetic field zone four (4). -Prepares patient for radiological procedure by safely positioning patient for MRI scans, adjusting immobilization devices, moving equipment into specified position and adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors; monitors patient during scanning. -Ensures that MRI rooms are clean, organized, and safe for MRI examinations; cleans MRI scanners after each patient use. -Maintains proper-functioning imaging equipment and performs image quality and calibration tests on equipment, as necessary; reports any malfunction to appropriate staff. Skills: Required Skills & Experience: -One (1) year of MRI experience, Relevant Equipment. Preferred Skills & Experience: -N/A Education: Required Education: -Associate's degree from a Radiologic Technology program. Preferred Education: -N/A Required Certifications & Licensure: -Valid license as a Radiologic Technologist issued by NYSDOH. -Advanced-Level Certification from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) Preferred Certifications & Licensure: -Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA). About MedHQ Staffing Solutions Becker Health, a division of MedHQ, provides clinical staffing services for facilities that need patient-centric Specialty Nurses. Benefits Weekly pay Holiday Pay 401k retirement plan Sick pay Referral bonus Medical benefits Dental benefits Vision benefits License and certification reimbursement