MRI Technologist

UNC Health • Chapel Hill, NC

14d • Onsite

About The Position

The MRI Technologist conducts procedures and tests using MRI equipment to acquire and analyze patient diagnostic data. The role includes patient identification and safety, obtaining patient histories, operating MRI scanners, administering contrast, transferring and verifying images, and maintaining accurate orders and charge information. The technologist also supports workflow, produces quality diagnostic images, keeps the work environment orderly, documents incidents as improvement opportunities, and precepts new employees and students.

The scheduled hours are Friday 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., and Monday 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. This is a full-time, onsite position in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with 40 standard hours per week. The stated hiring salary range is $33.37–$47.97 per hour. The position qualifies for a $15,000 commitment incentive paid over a three-year work commitment.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited educational program in Radiological Science, or completion within three months at the time of application.
• Must be registered with the American Registry of Radiological Sciences (ARRT), the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT), or be registry eligible. Registry-eligible candidates must provide a diploma from an accredited program.
• Advanced certification in MR is required within one year of employment.
• Successful candidates must become registered within one year of employment and maintain registry status and annual continuing education requirements.
• Maintain current competency in HCP BLS.
• Prior education, training, and experience that provide the ability to perform the assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

• Verify patient identification, obtain patient history, document pregnancy status for patients of childbearing age, support patients and family members requiring extra attention, promote patient understanding, and ensure patient safety.
• Demonstrate knowledge of MRI and cross-sectional anatomy; operate MRI scanners and related systems; perform automatic injections of MRI contrast; interpret protocols and select scanning parameters; troubleshoot equipment and protocol issues; and share technical knowledge with fellow MRI technologists.
• Maintain active ARRT or ARMRIT status by accruing continuing education as needed.
• Administer oral contrast to adult and pediatric patients according to protocols, establish intravenous lines, administer IV contrast safely, determine contrast eligibility, and check required laboratory values before injection.
• Transmit images to QC, UNC Health Care’s EMR, EPIC, and PACS; verify and segment images at the QC station; use IMPAX service tools to verify image transmission; and maintain a thorough understanding of PACS.
• Complete, modify, or cancel orders in a timely and appropriate manner, cancel duplicate orders to avoid duplicate billing, and ensure charge information and patient demographics are accurate.
• Perform tasks in a timely manner, manage the schedule to create consistent workflow, volunteer for challenging tasks, difficult procedures, and new research, and produce quality diagnostic images.
• Review patient charts and reports for correlation, maintain a clean and orderly work environment, and document incidents as improvement opportunities for employees and the department.
• Precept new employees and students.

Benefits

• A $15,000 commitment incentive paid over a three-year work commitment.
• UNC Health benefits.
• Eligible employees who currently participate in TSERS or the ORP through another North Carolina agency may continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

What This Job Offers

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