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MR Technologist-Full Time-Arringdon MRI-Duke Hospital-Durham

Employer
Duke University
Location
RADIOLOGY ARRINGDON MRI

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 957 inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 51 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; an Ambulatory Surgery Center with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. In fiscal year 2018, Duke University Hospital admitted 42,916 patients and had 1,085,740 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.

U.S News & World Report named Duke University Hospital #1 in North Carolina and #1 in the Raleigh-Durham area in 2018-19.

Duke University Hospital is ranked in the top 20 nationally for seven adult specialties, including cardiology and heart surgery, nephrology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology.

In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

General Description of the Job Class

Perform a variety of complex, specialized, and technical tasks associated with the operation of high field strength magnets within the Ambulatory Radiology Division. This position will be located at an off-campus site in Durham County.

This position must support the Ambulatory Radiology Division and perform other duties as assigned and supported by scope of practice. Perform other related duties incidental to the work therein.

Minimum 2 years’ experience required.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

Perform complex tasks associated with the operation of high field strength magnets and related equipment to produce specialized images of specific body regions.

Screen patients for MR safety prior to procedure performance; maintain zone safety with ancillary staff.

Demonstrate proficiency in performing MRI imaging procedures per established protocols, policy, and patient safety standards and does not require assistance from fellow technologists.

Evaluate MRI scans for technical quality, collate processed images and sequence of acquisition and label appropriately.

Demonstrate proficiency in IV placement and administration of contrast with power injectors.

Maintain adequate supplies, allowing for lead time when placing orders.

Ensure customer satisfaction and appropriateness of care for all assigned patients. Thoroughly explains the procedures to patients and allows time for questions and addresses concerns in a professional and kind manner.

Assume responsibility for the safety, mental and physical comfort of patients while they are in our care.

Position patients for each anatomical view using positioning assistance devices and protective equipment, as necessary.

Perform as a self-starter and takes the initiative to proactively address situations before they arise or escalate.

Demonstrate the ability to multi-task as needed and communicate in a positive and efficient matter.

Communicate effectively with the patient and the health care team, recognizing the patient's needs.

Perform the quality control functions related to MRI imaging and notify appropriate personnel when issues arise, and maintenance is required. Continually evaluate images for diagnostic quality.

Ensure safety is a top priority. Addresses safety concerns immediately and proactively works to identify and mitigate safety risks within the working environment.

Ensure regulatory guidelines are adhered to and maintain appropriate records.

Understand and use the Image Archival System

Complete exam tracking/billing and charge reconciliation accurately daily and can modify orders per protocol.

Provide orientation and training to new MRI technologists.

Assist with the daily operations of the MRI department across the Ambulatory Platform.

Schedule patients for procedures; assist with clerical functions.

Establish and maintain productive ethical working relationships with coworkers, referring providers and commercial agencies.

Coordinate with other staff to assure appropriate patient care is provided.

**DUHS offers career growth and enrichment within Radiology Services. There is a clinical ladder program with various steps and opportunities within the health system.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education:

Completion of a 24-month AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology plus completion of an accredited MR program

OR Graduate of a bachelor's degree program in Radiology, with two semesters of clinical rotation in MR

OR Completion of a 24-month AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology with two years of DUHS Radiology experience

Minimum 2 years’ experience required.

Experience:

Level I must obtain ARRT certification within 12 months of employment.

Level II Minimum of two years' experience as an MRI technologist.

Level III A minimum of 4 years' experience within specialty modality in which they are seeking promotion

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification:

ARRT certification in Radiography MR certification within 12 months of employment

BLS certification

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Organization

Read our Diversity Profile History

Duke University was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. The Dukes, a Durham family that built a worldwide financial empire in the manufacture of tobacco products and developed electricity production in the Carolinas, long had been interested in Trinity College. Trinity traced its roots to 1838 in nearby Randolph County when local Methodist and Quaker communities opened Union Institute. The school, then named Trinity College, moved to Durham in 1892, where Benjamin Newton Duke served as a primary benefactor and link with the Duke family until his death in 1929. In December 1924, the provisions of indenture by Benjamin’s brother, James B. Duke, created the family philanthropic foundation, The Duke Endowment, which provided for the expansion of Trinity College into Duke University.Duke Campus

As a result of the Duke gift, Trinity underwent both physical and academic expansion. The original Durham campus became known as East Campus when it was rebuilt in stately Georgian architecture. West Campus, Gothic in style and dominated by the soaring 210-foot tower of Duke Chapel, opened in 1930. East Campus served as home of the Woman's College of Duke University until 1972, when the men's and women's undergraduate colleges merged. Both men and women undergraduates now enroll in either the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences or the Pratt School of Engineering. In 1995, East Campus became the home for all first-year students.

Duke maintains a historic affiliation with the United Methodist Church.

Home of the Blue Devils, Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.

Mission Statement

Duke Science"James B. Duke's founding Indenture of Duke University directed the members of the University to 'provide real leadership in the educational world' by choosing individuals of 'outstanding character, ability, and vision' to serve as its officers, trustees and faculty; by carefully selecting students of 'character, determination and application;' and by pursuing those areas of teaching and scholarship that would 'most help to develop our resources, increase our wisdom, and promote human happiness.'

“To these ends, the mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduate students, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adults committed to high ethical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; to prepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service by providing excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectual environment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, cure disease, and promote health, through sophisticated medical research and thoughtful patient care; to provide wide ranging educational opportunities, on and beyond our campuses, for traditional students, active professionals and life-long learners using the power of information technologies; and to promote a deep appreciation for the range of human difference and potential, a sense of the obligations and rewards of citizenship, and a commitment to learning, freedom and truth.Duke Meeting

 “By pursuing these objectives with vision and integrity, Duke University seeks to engage the mind, elevate the spirit, and stimulate the best effort of all who are associated with the University; to contribute in diverse ways to the local community, the state, the nation and the world; and to attain and maintain a place of real leadership in all that we do.”

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