Resource Coordinator MRI - Full Time Day shift

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Huntley, IL

10h•$47 - $68

About The Position

Northwestern Medicine’s Resource Coordinator MRI coordinates, monitors, and assists with the daily function of the MRI department. The role includes coordinating staffing and patient flow, supporting staff training and performance, maintaining supplies and equipment, monitoring service quality and financial performance, and performing MRI procedures in accordance with department protocols and safety guidelines. The coordinator also performs related clerical and administrative duties and may support additional projects or other assigned work.

Requirements

ARRT.
Two to three years of undergraduate education or equivalent.
More than three up to five years of related work experience, demonstrating broad knowledge of the job responsibilities and methods.
Thorough working knowledge of the practices in a specialized field.

Responsibilities

Assists with selecting new team members and conducts orientation and training for new and existing staff.
Monitors staff orientation and identifies further instructional needs.
Schedules staff to provide adequate department coverage and maintains attendance records.
Prioritizes, assigns, and reviews work; provides performance feedback to the manager and assists the manager and director with setting and evaluating staff performance expectations.
Serves as a resource to staff and ensures staffing levels meet department guidelines while minimizing overtime.
Monitors use of supplies and equipment for efficiency and cost containment; orders and maintains supplies.
Coordinates equipment maintenance and repairs and assists with recommendations for acquiring new equipment.
Enforces policies and procedures and assists with updating and developing MRI procedure manuals and protocols.
Coordinates patient flow, resolves scheduling issues, prioritizes urgent exams, and obtains wet reads.
Monitors and maintains the quality of MRI images and services; monitors charges and tracks department financial performance.
Screens patients and administers IV contrast in accordance with department policies, patient history, exam protocols, and physician orders; provides post-exam instructions.
Positions patients and coils, follows exam protocols, reviews physician orders, and consults with radiologists about questionable orders or protocols.
Communicates with patients before and during procedures to obtain history, explain risks and expectations, and monitor safety and comfort.
Performs MRI scan sequences and adjusts parameters and slice positioning for the exam and patient anatomy; reviews images to ensure quality.
Alerts patients and staff to the dangers of metal near the magnet and ensures MRI screening forms are completed, reviewed, and discussed for contraindications.
Investigates potential ferromagnetic foreign objects or implants and clears them as safe before patients enter the magnetic field.
Reviews and protocols scheduled patient orders, obtains corrected orders as needed, and reviews lab orders and results.
Maintains and cleans the work area and equipment and replenishes supplies.
Adheres to MRI safety guidelines, policies, and procedures; controls and evaluates safe entry of people, objects, supplies, and equipment into the MRI environment.
Performs and monitors MRI equipment quality assurance and maintains required logs.
Performs clerical tasks including receiving orders, scheduling patients, and recordkeeping; ensures exams are correctly ordered in HIS/RIS and charges are accurately tracked.
Initiates service calls for equipment problems.
May support additional projects, perform administrative tasks, and carry out other duties as assigned.