• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $62.08/hr- $62.08/hr

Position Summary

Under the direction of the MRI Manager performs all duties associated with acquisition, processing, submission for interpretation and archiving MRI images; responsible for the care of the patient while in the MRI area. Responsible administratively to the MRI Manager.

Responsibilities

• Review staffing levels and assigns personnel to ensure adequate coverage to meet needs of schedule.
• In collaboration with Medical Physics, responsible for timely ACR accreditation of the facility, including identification of appropriate cases for radiologist approval and submission of application materials including images to the ACR.
• Participates in on-boarding new technologists to educate them about standard operating procedure and standard scanning parameters.
• Train new MRI technologists on standardized imaging protocols.
• Reviews imaging requests for appropriateness based on clinical information provided. All questionable orders are communicated to the radiologist for final approval.
• Acts as a point of contact and resource for staff, physicians, patients and their families.
• Serves as a resource for the Imaging Technologists regarding topics related to their daily responsibilities, including adherence to facility Policies and Procedures relevant to their role.
• Works collaboratively with staff to prioritize and organize schedules and to triage routine and emergent procedures.
• Updates imaging protocols at the scanners to ensure uniformity with Department standardized protocols; and disseminates protocol changes to staff.
• Monitors equipment and coordinates repairs.
• Contributes to decision making for hiring new technologists
• Trains staff members on new equipment and exams.
• Positions patient and selects appropriate options to demonstrate cross-sectional anatomy of interest based on accepted MRI principles and the referring physician’s request.
• Judges diagnostic quality of finished medical images prior to submission to radiologist for interpretation.
• Performs clerical responsibilities associated with acquisition, processing and archiving of patient records.
• Offers detailed explanation of diagnostic procedures to patients and answers questions as appropriate.
• Observes patient while in the MRI area for change in status and makes appropriate intervention or contacts primary care givers for instruction.
• Competent to administer Contrast Media via appropriate peripheral IV access as ordered and directed by staff while abiding by NY state guidelines if certified.
• Directs other non-technical personnel that may be assigned to the area for which they are responsible.
• Identifies and corrects problems as appropriate with all critical occurrences reported to the next level of authority.
• Operates and maintains equipment on a daily basis maintaining logbooks with equipment performance data: schedules PM, performs QA, maintains records required for and participates in inspections.
• Conforms to all HIPAA, OSHA, Infection and safety guidelines.
• MRI must be able to use a wide variety of imaging equipment and computers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology; NYS License, ARRT; MRI Registry eligible
• 7 year’s prior experience
• New York BCLS certified

Preferred Qualifications

• State license to inject contrast preferred

Other Requirements

Special Training/Skills

• Must be able to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Must display courtesy and empathy toward patients, co-workers and physicians.
• Must be able to make sound judgments and execute the appropriate actions based on the needs of patients and knowledge of facility policies and procedures.
• Must have excellent communications skills and maintain confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to move around freely.
• Must be able to assist in the lifting of physically compromised patients.
• Must possess sufficient visual and auditory acuity to perform task related to the patient; sits, stands, bends and walks intermittently throughout the day; must lift patients and supplies.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.