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MedHQ Staffing Solutions is seeking a travel MRI Technologist for a travel job in Queens, New York.
Job Description & Requirements Job Responsibilities:
-Interviews patient prior to MRI procedure for MRI safety prior to performance of the procedure.
-Ensures patient safety, including correctly identifying every patient using approved two (2) patient identifiers at every point of contact in the MRI suite.
-Explains the MRI process and instructs patient on the procedure to obtain optimal imaging diagnostic results; answers all related questions and responds to patient’s needs or concerns, as required.
-Safely sets-up, operates, and adjusts, MRI equipment, selecting proper technical factors to obtain accurate MRI studies; selects software options and imaging parameters, when adjusting an MRI machine; returns equipment to its original location after each scan.
-Ensures safety for patients, operator and visitors within magnetic field zone four (4).
-Prepares patient for radiological procedure by safely positioning patient for MRI scans, adjusting immobilization devices, moving equipment into specified position and adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors; monitors patient during scanning.
-Ensures that MRI rooms are clean, organized, and safe for MRI examinations; cleans MRI scanners after each patient use.
-Maintains proper-functioning imaging equipment and performs image quality and calibration tests on equipment, as necessary; reports any malfunction to appropriate staff.
Skills:
Required Skills & Experience:
-One (1) year of MRI experience, Relevant Equipment.
Becker Health, a division of MedHQ, provides clinical staffing services for facilities that need patient-centric Specialty Nurses.
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