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.

• 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/AEducation:Required Education:-Associate's degree from a Radiologic Technology program.Preferred Education:-N/ARequired 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).

Becker Health, a division of MedHQ, provides clinical staffing services for facilities that need patient-centric Specialty Nurses.

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement