About the Role
Perform quality routine and specialized radiographic procedures for interpretation by radiologists. Participate in quality improvement processes, assess professional performance, and maintain a safe environment. Responsible for patient care, documentation, quality control, and quality improvement. Provide training and education to students, technologists, nursing staff, residents, fellows, and others.
Responsibilities
- Broad knowledge of MRI physics and procedures, with understanding appropriate for ages 0 to adulthood.
- Operate and troubleshoot all required equipment, including automated processors, film equipment, R.I.S., and PACS.
- Basic Life Support and medical terminology understanding is required.
- Successfully demonstrate professional fundamental competencies.
- Be articulate, courteous, and supportive in interactions with patients, parents, nursing, faculty, administrative, and departmental personnel to achieve excellent customer service and positive guest relations.
- Honor confidentiality.
- Independently scan patients by following established protocols.
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written skills.
- Utilize basic office equipment.
- Integrate scientific knowledge, technical skills, patient interaction, and compassionate care to produce diagnostic information.
- Recognize patient conditions essential for successful procedure completion.
- Possess, utilize, maintain, and enhance knowledge of MRI safety and protection for self, patients, and others.
- Demonstrate a detailed understanding of human anatomy, physiology, pathology, and medical terminology.
- Act as a liaison between patients, radiologists, and other members of the support team.
- Maintain a high degree of accuracy in positioning and exposure technique.
- Prepare, administer, and document activities related to medications in accordance with state regulations and institution policy.
Requirements
- 3 years of Radiology experience.
- Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program required.
- MR-ARRT certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists required or ARMRIT-America Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists.
- R-AART preferred.
- CMRT from the Texas Medical Board preferred.
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association preferred.
Skills
- MRI physics
- MRI procedures
- Troubleshooting equipment
- Basic Life Support
- Medical terminology
- Customer service
- Guest relations
- Confidentiality
- Scanning patients
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Office equipment utilization
- Bilingual skills (preferred)
- Human anatomy
- Physiology
- Pathology
- Positioning accuracy
- Exposure technique accuracy
- Medication administration
- Documentation
Location
- Austin, Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3 years Radiology experience
Education Level
- Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program
About the Company
- Texas Children’s presence in Austin supports a pediatric population of more than half a million, keeping kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood.
- Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018.
- There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area.
- Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists.
- Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin is a state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.
- Join a community of more than 15,000 dedicated team members.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
