The job provides clinical research laboratories with technical support, assisting in specialty research involving MRI technologies, histology, and animal imaging. The scope of practice includes family support, discharge planning, staff education, consultation, and research.
Requirements
- Perform imaging in the MR and hold competency in these MR
- Review all requisitions to ensure correct exam(s) have been scheduled and allotted the proper time frame
- Prepares contrast media, performs venipuncture, and administers contrast (or radio pharmaceutical) to patients under the direction of the physician
- Review/evaluate completed exams for quality and proper format
- Provides patient education prior to, during, and subsequent to the procedure in order to reduce patient anxiety and enhance patient comfort, providing optimal imaging
- Reports and records all malfunctioning equipment to Imaging Manager and/ Clinical Engineering appropriately
- Ensures safety of patients and non-radiology staff in and around the imaging scanner/equipment
- Participates in continuing education activities to maintain appropriate accreditation
- Utilizes radiology information systems in accordance with current guidelines and protocols
- Perform daily quality assurance (QA) scans to ensure the system is in good working order
- Check to ensure that routine PMs (Preventive Maintenance) are performed as scheduled
- Assists with new staff training and orientation and serves as a conduit for communication when needed between the manager, staff, and facility users
- Provides technical support for clinical research studies with limited supervision, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and efficiently
- Follows established protocols to handle, process, and prepare research samples and specimens for testing; supports analysis and examination as needed
- Supports laboratory quality and safety initiatives, including equipment inspections, temperature monitoring, and documentation of quality improvement efforts
- Protects data integrity by controlling access to electronic files, rooms, and storage cabinets
- Contributes expertise in documenting research methods, including questionnaire development, data collection approaches, sampling strategies, and statistical weighting decisions
- Assists with subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented
- Prepares quality and safety control measures for the laboratory, such as checks of equipment, temperature control, and documentation of quality improvement projects
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Health insurance
