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Radiology
MRI Specialist - Austin (7:30a - 4p)
Austin, TX, US
We are searching for an MRI Specialist -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will perform exceptional quality routine and specialized radiographic procedures at the request licensed independent practitioner for interpretation by Radiologists. The MRI Specialist is a liaison between patients, Radiologists, and other members of the support team. They are responsible for patient care, appropriate documentation, quality control, and quality improvement, and they provide training, education and mentoring to students, technologists, nursing, residents, fellows, staff, and others.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Qualifications:
• Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program required
• MR-AART certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists required
• R-AART preferred
• CMRT from the Texas Medical Board preferred
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association required
• 3 years Radiology experience (any/all modalities accepted) required
Responsibilities:
• Confirms patient identity with approved identifiers
• Demonstrating age-appropriate care with all patients, appropriately prepares patients for procedures
• Assesses factors that may contraindicate the procedure such as medication contraindications, patient risk for reaction to medications, patient history, laboratory results, insufficient patient preparation or artifacts
• Provides information to patients, health care providers, students and the public concerning the role and responsibilities of individuals in the profession
• Performs routine, STAT, urgent, and on-call procedures while accurately demonstrating understanding of anatomy and pathology through proper imaging techniques
• Performs high quality imaging procedures determines technical settings, identifies, and removes artifact producing objects
• Responsible for precise, complete, and accurate data entry and image management in appropriate technology infrastructure: EPIC, PACS, etc
• Responsible for quality control activities on the equipment and collaborates with appropriate parties to resolve image quality issues
• Seeks opportunities to assist in overall patient care activities, assists radiologist and others as requested or needed
• Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program required
• MR-AART certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists required
• R-AART preferred
• CMRT from the Texas Medical Board preferred
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association required
• 3 years Radiology experience (any/all modalities accepted) required
About Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 10 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area bringing world-class pediatric services to children and their families. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services, including allergy and immunology, cardiology, ophthalmology, rheumatology, pulmonology, neurology, and more. Texas Children’s also plans to build a 360,000-square-foot freestanding hospital for children and women, set to open in 2024.
Our thoughtful expansion into Austin will help support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keep kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood.
To join our community of more than 14,000 dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
