MRI Technologist
Saint Louis, MO
Access Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days

MRI Tech

Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 16 weeks

Schedule

• Shift: 4x10 Mids (evenings), 12:00 to 22:30
• Hours: 10 per day, 40 per week, guaranteed 40 hours
• Days off: Rotating day off during the week
• Weekends: 1 Saturday a month, if needed
• Holidays: 1 holiday per rotation, if needed
• Call: No call

Eligibility and Assignment Rules

• First-timers accepted: Yes
• Locals accepted: No
• Local radius rule: Home address must be at least 50 miles from the facility
• Return-to-off (RTO) restrictions: No more than 7 days
• Float: Will float within scope to meet facility needs
• Sister facilities: Floating to sister facilities is not required

Required Qualifications

• 1 year of experience as an MRI Technologist, with experience within the last year
• ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Experience with Siemens imaging equipment

Facility Highlights

• Facility type: Short-term acute care, teaching, Level 1 trauma
• Total staffed beds: 1,259
• Scrub color: Black
• Orientation: Wear scrubs

Parking

• Monthly parking passes are available. Travelers should contact Public Safety to ask about options.
• Straight night shifts have no parking charge and may use employee parking, with details provided at orientation.
• Day/night rotations require a monthly parking pass. Bring your license plate number on the first day.

Credentialing and Compliance

• Background checks: Criminal background check within 6 months of start, with a 7-year search. Includes the Missouri Highway Patrol check (renewed annually) and the Missouri EDL search (run for each assignment and renewed quarterly).
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, run quarterly
• Education verification: Highest education related to the profession, verified before start
• Health requirements:

  • Physical exam within 1 year of start
  • Drug screen within 1 year of start, which must not expire during the assignment
  • TB: 2 negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or a T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year of start
  • Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or MD statement, with boosters required for negative or equivocal titers
  • Tdap vaccine or declination
  • Hepatitis B declination
  • Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
  • N95 respirator fit test
• Professional references: Two required, with supervisors within the last year preferred
• Employment application: Required

Competencies and Onboarding

• Unit-specific competency exam, updated annually
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Confidentiality form, HIPAA acknowledgement, and latex allergy questionnaire, each updated annually
• Regulatory compliance education, with a quiz score of 80% or higher, updated annually
• Hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy (non-adherence may result in being sent home from shifts), and dress code policy, each reviewed and signed before start
• Badge photo taken within 6 months of start, with a head-and-shoulders photo against a white background and no obstructions