MRI Technologist II
- Promotes a positive work environment.
- Collaborates with all members of the patient care team.
- Uses peer-to-peer accountability towards department goals for retention and employee engagement.
- Utilizes verbal, nonverbal & written communication to achieve mutual understanding.
- Proactive in responding to patient needs.
- Performs routine MRI, MRA procedures.
- Optimizes protocols to provide better patient care, image quality and patient experience. This includes positioning, physiology, procedure preparation, and technical factors.
- Assists physicians during diagnostic or special procedures, including assisting with sterile technique.
- Utilizes AIDET incorporating Key Words and MANGAGE UP techniques, when speaking to patients and family members at an age-appropriate level.
- Follows all MR safety policy and procedures accordingly.
- Maintains proper sterile techniques for procedures.
- Complies with job role, department and hospital safety standards, practices, and policies.
- Participates in WASTE walks and supports department LEAN projects.
- Reports near misses and inputs errors promptly into appropriate hospital patient safety reporting system to improve processes and identify trends.
- Performs weekly imaging equipment quality control (QC) ensuring all imaging equipment is in safe working order prior to use.
- Utilizes critical thinking skills to observe and proactively address patient reactions (i.e. medications) or potential outcomes and obtains assistance, as appropriate.
- Provides accurate and complete documentation of patient procedures. Enters charges at the time service is delivered.
- Uses resources efficiently; does not waste supplies.
- Ensures their personal timecard is accurate and approves it in a timely manner to prevent retro amendments.
- Participates in department projects or shared governance activities.
- Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development as a technologist.
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