MRI Technologist - CMC

LH Lexington MRI Full Time Rotating 8a - 8p, will work every other Sunday (no Saturdays). Rotating days during the week.

Sign-On Bonus: $10,000

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job summary

Performs magnetic resonance imaging scans of selected portions of the anatomy as requested by the clinician.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education

• Graduate of an AMA approved School of Radiologic
• Technology or
• Completion of an
• MRI program
• Minimum
• Years of
• Experience: None.
• Substitutable
• Education &
• Experience (Optional): None.
• Required
• Certifications/Licensure: Currently has CPR certification or must obtain within 90 days of hire;
• ARRT of an AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology or MRI;
• MRI Certification or required within 1 year from hire date.

Required Training

• Proficiency in venipuncture;
• Will undertake a 3 to 6 month training period to become familiar with the equipment and departmental procedures.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists with patient transport whenever necessary.
• Performs optimum quality MRI scans according to radiologist’s protocols.
• Makes appropriate decisions based on judgment within the scope of their ability on technical or patient related problems and notifies the appropriate personnel.
• Assist in quality control of the equipment by contacting the appropriate personnel and notifies the department supervisor as necessary.
• Electronically sends images to the appropriate destination including PACS.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency. e.g., fire or disaster.
• Responsible for being on call, working weekends, working alternate shifts and working holidays on a rotating basis or as needed basis.
• Proficient in starting IV’s and injecting contrast for certain procedures.
• Practices and implements good service excellence at all times. Be caring and genuinely concerned for patients. Be patient and try to relieve some of the anxiety patients have during an MRI procedure.
• Ability to monitor and teach MRI students
• Assist radiologists with biopsies, and specialty procedures requiring aseptic techniques.

• We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.