MRI Tech

Aurora St. Luke’s offers a dynamic and highly advanced MRI environment, home to five scanners (GE and Siemens) and a wide range of specialized imaging, including:

• Cardiac
• Functional
• Neuro
• Body
• Musculoskeletal
• Specialty exams

You’ll work alongside a team of experienced technologists in a collaborative, fast‑paced, and highly specialized setting
. Leadership is deeply invested in your professional growth and advancement, making this an ideal environment to expand your expertise and take on new challenges.
Full benefits are available starting on your first day
, this role is eligible for a sign‑on bonus of up to $6,000
, and includes tuition assistance and educational loan support to help invest in your long‑term career goals.

• Standard hours: Monday–Friday, 2:00 PM–10:30 PM
• Flexible scheduling: Alternative options may be available to support work‑life balance
• Paid backup on‑call: Approximately once per week or less
• Weekend rotation: Just once every 8 weeks
• Holiday rotation: Shared equitably—typically one holiday per year

Major Responsibilities:

• Competently operates magnetic resonance (MR) equipment used to perform basic and intermediate diagnostic procedures. Procedures include routine musculoskeletal, neurological and orthopedic imaging, arthrogram, neurological angiography, body imaging, and small joint imaging.
• Obtains medical history from patients, compares requisitions to physician's orders to ensure ordered exam accuracy, and prepares and administers contrast media under the direction of the Radiologist.
• Positions patient and selects proper scanning factors, adjusts factors to attain the appropriate images, and provides magnet protection and safety in accordance with regulatory agencies.
• Post-processes images as directed and accurately identifies and labels images identifying patient name, medical record unit (MRU) number, and location or position of scan on all images.
• Maintains records in accordance with various regulatory agencies and enters patient and study information into the radiology information system, and documents billing codes of procedures performed to ensure accurate patient charges.
• Identifies equipment performance issues and performs equipment quality assurance tests and calibration procedures. Reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate staff and evaluates new products and equipment.
• Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age‑specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
  
  Age‑specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

Required:

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) certification issued by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT), or
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) certification issued by the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) or
• Registered Technologist (RT) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), and
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) registration and certification issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) needs to be obtained within 2 years, and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the…