MRI Technologist
Company: CommonSpirit
Location: Houston
Posted on: October 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care
academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor
College of Medicine and CHI St. Luke's Health. Located in the Texas
Medical Center, the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart--
Institute, a cardiovascular research and education institution
founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD. The hospital was the first
facility in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet-- hospital
for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center,
receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke's also
has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric
care for the Greater Houston area. CHI St. Luke's Health, now part
of CommonSpirit Health formed by the alignment of Catholic Health
Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, has been serving our
community since 1954. Operating 137 hospitals and more than 1,000
care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to
nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents. We proudly provide a vast array of
services that help us keep our community safe and healthy. We offer
the following benefits to support you and your family: ---
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance --- Free Premium Membership to
Care.com with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults
--- Care for Caregivers: Resilience Through Adversity is a series
of sessions designed to help caregivers build their resilience and
advance their mental well-being during these difficult times ---
Flexible spending accounts --- Voluntary Protection: Group
Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft --- Employee
Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family --- Paid Time Off
(PTO) --- Tuition Assistance for career growth and development ---
Matching Retirement Programs --- Wellness Programs Responsibilities
Position Summary Uses machines that utilize strong magnets and
radio waves, instead of radiation to create body images; is trained
as a radiology technologist who Works in the imaging department,
and has specific training to perform complex diagnostic and
therapeutic technical procedures in the MRI department. Position
Responsibilities: Responsible in enforcing magnetic field safety
for MRI patients, operator and visitors. Monitors the patient's
condition before and after the scan to ensure patient safety and
comfort. Explains testing procedures to patient ensuring patient
understands what the involvement of the exam. Positions and
instructs the patient about the preparation for the MRI test.
Knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy of the head, thorax and
abdomen, physiology, and MRI terminology, practices and procedures.
Be familiar with specific MRI coding systems. Maintain patient
confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA guidelines. Prepares
equipment ensuring that equipment is operational, safe and
functioning according to diagnostic standards. Problem solves
equipment failure and imaging quality and contacts service
representative and CES regarding equipment problems. Completes all
quality checks and Ensures that equipment logs are maintained.
Completes all clinical supply inventory, ensuring that each
diagnostic room is complete with the necessary supplies required to
perform the procedures. Actively Participates with patient exams,
performing routine, urgent, and emergent patient requests. Assists
with patients with basic clinical care. Assists with patient
scheduling when required. Ensures that patient orientation, patient
preparation/history and patient teaching is provided prior, during
and following exam completion. Reviews the physician orders to
verify the types of diagnostic exam requested and that the
indication for the procedure is consistent. Selects the specific
equipment settings for the prescribed exam and modifies the
settings to ensure optimal image quality is obtained. Completes the
diagnostic exam according to specific departmental procedural
protocols. Each exam has specific defined protocols. Obtains
assistance with any procedure which are not completed, or if there
are any patient care issues. Completes patient visit by ensuring
that the exam is complete, the documentation has been processed
including patient charges and the patient has been discharged
safely. Completes image processing, PACS QA, including the
documentation of logs, demographic and diagnostic information
required for departmental, hospital and patient record
documentation. Completes all image post-processing. Employment
Type: Full Time Years Experience: Less than 1 year Salary: $32 -
$47 Hourly Bonus/Commission: No
Keywords: CommonSpirit, Sugar Land , MRI Technologist, Other , Houston, Texas
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