MRI Tech Lead/Magnetic Resonance Safety Officer (MRSO), Full Time
Southern Illinois Hospital Services•Carbondale, IL
•Onsite
About The Position
Responsible for ensuring proper policies, procedures, and day-to-day MRI safety is maintained and enforced. This role involves developing, documenting, and executing safe working procedures for the MR environment, managing hazards associated with MR equipment, and ensuring all relevant staff are educated on MR safety requirements. The position also includes reporting MR safety-related issues, establishing policies for equipment entering restricted zones, and providing expertise on MRI adverse events.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Related Field
- AART Certification
- MR Certification
- BLS Certification
- IEMA Licensure
- 5+ years technical experience in MRI required
- MRI Safety experience required
- Intermittent hand manipulation required
- Intermittent lifting and carrying of 20 lbs.
Nice To Haves
- MRSO Certification within 1 year of acceptance of position
Responsibilities
- Ensures that proper policies and procedures of the MRMD are implemented and enforced on an ongoing basis
- Development, documentation, and execution of safe working procedures for the MR environment
- Ensures that adequate written safety procedures, emergency procedures, and operating instructions are issued
- Ensures the implementation and monitoring of appropriate measures for minimizing risks to staff and patients
- Manages hazards posed by the MR equipment and monitoring the measures taken to protect against such hazards
- Ensures that medical, technical, nursing, emergency and all other relevant staff groups who may be exposed to the MR environment are educated appropriately and updated as necessary as to MR safety requirements
- Provides and/or ensures the provision of MR safety education and training and maintains records of personnel education
- Reports all MR safety-related issues
- Ensures that there is a clear policy for purchasing, testing and clearly marking of all equipment that will be taken into Zones III and IV
- Maintains regular contact with other relevant groups or committees responsible for the safety and welfare of personnel on site
- Provides expertise on root cause analyses, solutions meetings, etc. related to MRI adverse events.
Benefits
- Compensation (Commensurate with experience): $35.82 To $55.52
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
