Lead MRI Technologist - Second Shift

Advocate Health • Milwaukee, WI

21d • $41 - $62 • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead MRI Technologist serves as a technical and day-to-day work resource for employees and students, helping train and orient staff, direct work, review performance and accuracy, monitor productivity, and maintain appropriate staffing. The role assists with staff development, performance feedback, employee concerns, department policies and procedures, and performance improvement. It also supports resource management, including inventory and labor productivity.

The technologist operates MRI equipment to perform basic through advanced diagnostic procedures, including applicable angiography, thoracic, abdomen, venous, cardiac, functional, gated, interventional, breast, fetal, and spectroscopy studies. Responsibilities include obtaining patient histories, verifying exam orders, preparing and administering contrast under Radiologist direction, positioning patients, selecting and adjusting scanning factors, maintaining magnet safety, processing and labeling images, documenting patient and study information, and recording billing codes.

The position helps maintain regulatory records, performs or ensures equipment quality assurance and calibration, reports equipment malfunctions, evaluates new products and equipment, and collaborates across departments on education and clinical problem solving. It also includes patient positioning and transport duties. The role is primarily second shift, with hours open to discussion.

Requirements

• Registered Technologist (RT) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) registration and certification issued by the ARRT.
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association within 6 months.
• Advanced training beyond high school, including completion of an accredited or approved Radiologic Technology program.
• Typically, 5 years of experience in Imaging as an MRI Technologist.
• Advanced knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy and magnetic safety.
• Proficiency in intravenous and venipuncture procedures if required by the facility.
• Advanced knowledge of accreditation policies and procedures to assist with departmental accreditation.
• Ability to act as a role model and hold staff accountable to Aurora's service commitments.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including delegation, team building, managing multiple priorities, problem solving, and decision making.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and patient service skills.
• Ability to work independently and intermediate computer skills.
• Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications.
• Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including frequent movement, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling, and assisting with patient transfers.
• Clear speech, vision, and hearing.

Responsibilities

• Train and orient employees and students, provide day-to-day work direction, and give input on performance.
• Assign, monitor, and review work for progress and accuracy; monitor productivity and staffing levels; and guide staff on complex issues.
• Assist with interviewing and selection, staff development, performance feedback, employee concerns, and morale.
• Help interpret department policies and procedures, communicate procedural changes, identify performance improvement opportunities, and facilitate change.
• Monitor inventory and labor productivity and assist with management of department resources.
• Serve as a technical resource, role model, and preceptor for students and staff; facilitate clinical problem solving and provide education in collaboration with other departments.
• Operate MRI equipment for basic to advanced diagnostic procedures, including applicable specialized MRI procedures.
• Obtain patient histories, verify requisitions against physician orders, and prepare and administer contrast media under the Radiologist's direction.
• Position patients, select and adjust scanning factors, and provide magnet protection and safety in accordance with regulatory agencies.
• Post-process, identify, and accurately label images with patient and scan information.
• Maintain regulatory records, enter patient and study information into the radiology information system, and document procedure billing codes.
• Identify equipment performance issues; ensure or perform quality assurance testing and calibration; report malfunctions; and evaluate new products and equipment.
• Perform patient positioning and transporting duties, including lifting and pushing or pulling using proper technique.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Potential premium pay, including shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's position.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree