MRI Evening and Night Lead Technologist

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of the MRI/CT Supervisor and the Director of Radiology, the Lead Technologist leads, plans and coordinates the daily operations of the MRI department through interactions with support and technical staff, other departments, Radiologists and others as necessary. Primary duty is to coordinate all aspects of the day‑to‑day operations of assigned area to ensure delivery of quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and professional standards.

MRI Evening and Night Lead Technologist

MRI

Full Time

• Assists the MRI/CT Supervisor and the Assistant MRI/CT Supervisor in daily operations relating to the technical workings of the MRI Department and oversees the work of assigned technical staff.
• Schedules and assigns Technologists as required by the needs of the department. Ensures proper staffing and allocates Technologists and staff other departmental areas as necessary and appropriate for patient care, budget, staffing and department and hospital needs. Oversees employees in all areas for assigned shift. Ensures that employees are performing duties and following policies and procedures as necessary.
• Assists in the implementation and ongoing utilization of quality assurance programs with involvement from the MRI/CT Supervisor and /or Assistant MRI/CT Supervisor. Maintains compliance logs for equipment and QA measures including those required by the ACR and attends compliance rounds when requested.
• Maintains equipment and physical space through interaction with both the MRI/CT Supervisor and Assistant MRI/CT Supervisor and department service vendors to maximize equipment up time, and minimize dollar impact to the hospital. Coordinates service calls, internal work orders and other equipment repair and maintenance.
• Works closely with the MRI/CT Supervisor and Assistant MRI/CT Supervisor to give feedback and improve individual department budgets, patient care and Technologist training and initiatives.
• Resolves patient scheduling issues by working with appropriate providers and staff.
• Maintains clinical protocols and assists in making changes when required. Assists in research protocol development and training and attends investigator meetings and training sessions. Ensures phantom imaging is performed on each study as required.
• Performs appropriate studies as determined through policy and procedure. Follows requisition in terms of providing proper study for patients. Ensures that exams requested match patient condition and/or history and calls or asks the appropriate persons for more information as necessary to perform the proper study.
• Prepares patient for exams as required and insures patient comfort and modesty at all times. Accommodates patient needs and staffing needs through flexibility in scheduling and timeliness of studies.
• Sets up equipment as necessary and uses proper imaging techniques. Adjusts imaging factors when necessary to improve study or quality factors. Works through radiologist's requirements to provide appropriate images and provides additional views and variations of techniques as requested.
• Completes procedures in timely fashion while providing quality images for Radiology and outside departments. Completes work by the end of the shift or communicates with supervisor about work needing completion.
• Participate in intravenous (IV) training, and passes all competencies required to start and administer IV contrast material under the general observation of a qualified physician, as per department policy and procedure.
• Maintains equipment through interaction with both management and department service vendors to maximize equipment up time, patient care, and minimize dollar impact to the hospital.
• Performs patient focused customer service and ensures the following standards are met appropriately and achieved. Communicates patient complaints professionally to the appropriate supervisor. Keeps discussions around patients to a minimum and ensures that patients are not subjected to departmental conversations and/or any inappropriate behavior. Handles telephone calls and requests…