TECH - MRI-Full-Time Nights

UHS•Reno, NV

About The Position

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com What we at Sierra Medical Center value: • Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family. • Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch. • Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives. • Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care. • Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards. • Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone. • Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve. • Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com Job summary:Performs a variety of MRI and Diagnostic imaging procedures and is responsible for patient and employee safety protocols This position functions as the first line interface with customers in the successful accomplishment of their imaging needs. This position participates in CQI activities as it relates to the hospital and American college of Radiology.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree is preferred, but not required.
Two year of radiological/imaging experience.
Prefer specific experience and training in MRI. Must become ARRT (MR) licensed within one year of employment. (This will be monitored by department supervisor)
ARRT license required.
Current BCLS certification.
Required to take call / standby in MRI department and NNMC as needed.

Nice To Haves

Prefer specific experience and training in MRI.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the care and safety of patients undergoing treatment and use of equipment to minimize hazards of burns and to patients.
Determines most suitable anatomical posture and positions and shields patients accordingly
Able to assess patient pain/claustrophobia interfering with imaging procedure -makes appropriate physician contact for intervention
Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors