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About the Role

Operates MRI equipment to assist in the safe and efficient diagnosis and assessment of patient conditions, in accordance with established procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintains inventory of supplies, equipment and/or reagents.
• Orders supplies/equipment/reagents as authorized or ensures needs are escalated.
• Receives supply orders and confirms accuracy of delivery.
• Assists with cost control.
• Assists current and new employees in the use of systems/equipment and departmental policies and procedures.
• Recognizes problems/malfunctions of equipment and may assist in making minor adjustments.
• Monitors appropriate service action by outside contractors.
• Performs preventive maintenance on equipment.
• Greets registered patients and triages them through the patient flow process.
• Checks schedules and accompanies patients to exam/procedure room.
• Assists patients with walking, transfers, dressing, and preparing for exam.
• Reviews and verifies patient identity, history, and requisition for exam.
• Takes appropriate scans to determine areas of possible pathology.
• Modifies testing parameters, under direction, to ensure accurate imaging.
• Processes and archives images.
• Inputs patient history information into the practice management system.
• Scans relevant medical documentation.
• Ensures patient safety is maintained at all times.
• Maintains a sterile environment.
• Ensures standard infection control precautions are observed.
• Sets up physiological monitoring and stimulus delivery equipment (if applicable).
• Performs MRI diagnostic scans as requested.
• Explains procedure to be performed to patient prior to scan and answers questions.
• Prepares and administers contrast media and/or medications within the accepted scope of practice.

Requirements

• Approximately 2 years of experience working as a MRI technologist.
• Experience as a registered technologist in another radiology modality may be applicable.
• Graduate of approved school of radiography.
• Current, active and unrestricted New York State License in Radiographic Technology (R).
• ARRT (MR) Certification.
• NYS Intravenous Contrast Administration Certification - required to obtain within one year of hire date.
• BLS Certification (issued by the American Heart Association).
• Occasional lifting of equipment and patients.
• Flexibility to work in the evenings.

Skills

• MRI equipment operation
• Patient diagnosis and assessment
• Supply inventory management
• Equipment maintenance
• Patient greeting and triage
• Patient assistance with transfers and preparation
• Patient history review
• Image processing and archiving
• Practice management system data entry
• Medical documentation scanning
• Patient safety maintenance
• Sterile environment maintenance
• Infection control
• Physiological monitoring setup
• MRI diagnostic scanning
• Contrast media and medication administration

Location

• Upper East Side

Work Type

• Full-time
• Weekends

Experience Level

• 2 years of experience

Education Level

• High School Diploma

Salary/Compensations

• $59.34 - $71.26 per hour

Benefits

• $10,000 new hire bonus distributed in increments: $2,500 at hire, $5,000 at 6 months, $2,500 at 1 year.

About the Company

• Cornell welcomes students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds from across the globe to pursue world-class education and career opportunities, to further the founding principle of “any person, any study.”

Equal Opportunity

• No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or subjected to prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• Cornell University embraces diversity in its workforce and seeks job candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds.
• We hire based on merit, and encourage people from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
• Consistent with federal law, Cornell engages in affirmative action in employment for qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRRA) and qualified individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
• We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.