MRI Tech Lead

SSM Health hiring for MRI Tech Lead jobs in St. Louis, MO, US

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MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Regular

Job Highlights:

As a Lead MRI Tech, you will play a crucial role in providing exceptional care to our young patients. Your expertise and leadership skills will be instrumental in ensuring the smooth operation of our MRI department. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a dedicated team of healthcare professionals who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children.

To show our commitment to attracting top talent like yourself, we are offering a generous $10,000 sign-on bonus** for this position. This bonus is a token of our appreciation for your skills and dedication to providing excellent patient care.

Here are some key responsibilities and qualifications for the Lead MRI Tech position:

Responsibilities:
- Perform high-quality MRI scans on pediatric patients
- Ensure the safety and comfort of patients during procedures
- Collaborate with radiologists and other healthcare professionals to interpret and analyze scan results
- Maintain and calibrate MRI equipment to ensure accuracy and efficiency

**Sign on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you.

Job Summary:

Leads the daily operations of assigned department's imaging services.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures quality in imaging, patient care and work flow. Monitors patient documentation for timely completion and accuracy.
• Oversees quality control testing, equipment maintenance and trouble shooting.
• Serves as a resource to department staff as well as other members of the team as needed.
• Performs staff orientation, training, and coaching. Provides input to staff performance evaluations.
• Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately.Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards.
• Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).
• Assists in maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Associate's degree

EXPERIENCE

• Two years' experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent lifting/moving of patients.
• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Rare kneeling and sitting.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin 

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• And 
• ARRT-MR Magnetic Resonance Imaging - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

Licenses / Certifications:

ARRT-MR Magnetic Resonance Imaging - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America) Employee 4202000010 Radiology 40

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