MRI Technologist - Casual

Company: Fairview Health Services
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: May 7, 2025

Job Description:

Responsibilities/Job Description:

The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.

We are hiring a Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) Technologist to join our MRI department at our Fairview Clinic in Blaine, MN.

The MRI Technologist functions independently based on the boundaries of professional practice in performing all major work responsibilities. The Technologist provides services to patients and physicians through the creation of high-quality diagnostic imaging, provides quality age-appropriate patient care according to established standards of practice, and works collaboratively with all members of the health care team. The technologist is responsible for performing the responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, and regulatory agency requirements (ARRT).

Schedule: This is a casual position, which provides a great opportunity to pick your own hours! Our MRI operating hours are between 7:00AM - 9:00PM.

About Fairview

Fairview is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview. Together, we combine the University's deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview's extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management services.

Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other.

The MRI Technologist position provides services to patients and physicians by creating patient specific diagnostic images. Responsible for meeting the established standards of practice and patient care supplies and equipment.

Job Expectations:

Maintains and prioritizes work to achieve optimal patient outcomes

- Performs excellent patient care

- Performs examinations

- Identifies relevant data from images accurately

- Uses appropriate communication skills to meet patient/family, and other customer needs.

- Communicates pertinent data clearly to the appropriate health care professional

- Participates in creating a culture of patient safety

- Demonstrates knowledge of emergency preparedness

- Verify patient identification and documentation

- Communicate with and educate patient regarding pertinent information during all aspects of exam

- Achieves quality diagnostic images through correct patient positioning and use of technical factors according to protocol

Applies established professional guidelines and standards to complex, routine, and non-routine diagnostic testing procedures

- Ensures patient data integrity

- Adheres to diagnostic testing protocols/procedures

- Accurately documents in compliance with regulatory agency requirements., completes computer functions, edits, scheduling, and billing status changes

- Follows infection control guidelines

- Serves as a resource for other healthcare team members

- Responds appropriately to emergent situations

- Accurate image marking and digital image manipulation and archiving

- Assesses the validity of the test results to determine if consistent with changing physiological conditions or if due to possible interfering substances

- Acts as a resource for problem-solving resolution

- Completed all require continuing education to uphold their imaging licensure

Participates as an active team member

- Participates in department/facility process/quality improvement initiatives

- Responsible for personal and professional development to ensure current knowledge required for position

- Cleans and maintains room and supplies

- Provides integrated services with customers and care partners to ensure high quality care.

- Contributes to a positive work environment

- Performs other duties as assigned

Correctly operates equipment according to accepted standards and guidelines

- Identifies and responds to equipment problems to ensure equipment is working properly.

- Maintains a high level of competency

- Follows MRI Safety protocols

- Accepts new technology as it's introduced into the facility

- Participates in Quality Assurance testing as required by regulatory agencies and/or manufacturer recommendations

- Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served

Required

ARRT Certification

Meet MRI Safety Screen requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association or American Red Cross and current before date of hire

Preferred

Additional education in Imaging or Healthcare

1 year of experience

MRI Certification within 18 months of hire or transfer to the role

Qualifications:

$38.51-$54.36 Hourly

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