Travel MRI Technologist - $2,155 per week

Company: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Location: Albany
Posted on: November 4, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• General Certification Requirements: BLS
• Certs/ARRT & other specialty certification requirements: ARRT
• Do they have to start IVs? yes required
  • Job Details
  • Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany GA is in need of a day shift MRI tech for a 13 week contract.
    • Job Requirements
    • 1 year of MRI experience, okay with a first time traveler
    • Must have experience with Siemens and prefer Philips experience
    • 1 year of experience, prefer travel experience and Level II trauma experience is a huge plus- run more like a level I
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts & Scheduling: generally 4-10s
      • Shifts start times are anywhere between 8a and 12p
      • Weekend Requirements: Will only work weekends if hired for a weekend shift
      • Average # of scans/studies per day: 30 per day due to long protocols
      • Weekend Requirements: High volume of inpatients 10-14 per day and 4-8 outpatients per day on weekends. Typically only do outpatients without contrast
      • Holiday Requirements: if it is on their rotation
      • Shifts & Scheduling: Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?
        • Unit Specific Information
        • How many scanners/rooms does this department have? A total of 4 scanners, agency will staff 2
        • Also, have a mobile unit- could be 2 travelers covering but will have someone in house that is perm
        • Common types of imaging/studies performed & Job Duties: Musculoskeletal imagining, basic neuro, a lot of abd/pelvis, rad onc, breast imaging
        • Will see pacer and anesthesia patients as well as ICU and NICU patients
        • Experience or 'Must have' skills: prefer travel experience and Level II trauma experience is a huge plus- run more like a level I
        • EMR &/or PACS (Picture Archive & Communication System: software & hardware) do they use: PACS: McKesson or Changed health Care, Meditech
        • Department Specific Equipment (GE, Phillips, Siemens): Siemens and will be getting a Philips scanner
        • Is there a Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech on each shift? Will have a full time supervisor. May not always have a lead tech, but a senior tech will be scheduled if not
        • Do they use RRAs (Registered Radiology Assistants)? Will be hiring RAAs soon, starting interviews end of Feb 2023
        • Radiologist in-house? Radiologists are in house during the day time- most are for IR but are willing to help out. Majority of MRI readers are remote.
        • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? 1-2 weeks
          • Additional Details
          • ARRT (M), BLS; Strict 75 mile radius rule
          • Black scrubs with a black or gray jacket- no fleece and can wear a black or gray undershirt under scrubs
          • No call or standby requirement, but may volunteer if they are short

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