Job Description

Certification Details

• ARRT

Job Details

• Job Summary: Patient Identification-Uses professional manners and methods, verifies patient identification, obtains patient history, assists patients and family members that require extra attention, insures patient understanding whenever possible, and insures patient safety.
• MRI Technology-Demonstrates knowledge of MRI and cross-sectional human anatomy. Is competent in the operation of the MRI scanners, proficient in automatic injections of MRI contrast, disc drives, gateways, PACS and laser printers.
• Maintains active status with the ARRT by accruing CE’s when needed.
• Interprets protocols and selects appropriate scanning parameters, shares knowledge with fellow MRI technologists and uses technical knowledge to assist in actively trouble shooting problems with respect to equipment and protocols.
• Contrast-Administers oral contrast to adult and pediatric patients according to protocols, establishes intravenous lines, administers IV contrast following safe and proper injection procedures, follows correct procedure to determine contrast eligibility, checks appropriate lab values before contrast injection per protocol.
• Image Transfer-Maintains thorough understanding of PACS, and transmits images to QC, UNCH’s EMR, EPIC and PACS, verifies and segments images at the QC station, accesses IMPAX service tools to verify images transmission, completes, modifies and/or cancels orders in an appropriate and timely manner, cancels duplicate orders to avoid duplicate billing.
• Insures that all charge information is accurate.
• Verifies patient identification in accordance with UNC policy, insures that all appropriate demographic information is accurate and on the PACS images.
• Other Duties-Performs task in a timely manner, runs the schedule creating a consistent workflow, volunteers to work on challenging tasks, difficult procedures and new research, produces quality diagnostic images, reviews patient's chart and reports for correlation, maintains a clean and orderly work environment, creates and keeps documentation of incidents as improvement opportunities for employees and the department.
• Precept new employees and students.

Job Requirements

• Prior education, training and experience that provides the ability to perform the assigned tasks.

Additional Details

• Preferred Skills & Experience: N/A

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