MRI Technologist
Ellsworth, Maine
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital

MRI Tech

Start: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours: 40 hours per week (variable shift) Interview Process: Manager interviews

Location and Facility

• Location: Ellsworth, Maine
• Beds: 64
• Trauma Designation: None

Assignment Details

• Imaging Rooms: 1 MRI room
• Average Volume: 12-16 patients per day
• Patient Types: Mostly adults, with some older pediatric patients (typically 10 years and older). Settings include outpatient, inpatient, ED, ICU, and MedSurg.
• Common Exams: Neuro (strokes), soft tissue injuries, head/neck/spine, hips, oncology, extremities, joints, abdominal, breast, prostate, and some angiograms
• Patient Limitations: Limit patients to no more than 2 studies at a time. No ventilated or monitored patients, cardiac patients, sedation, or patients with pacemakers.
• Equipment: 1.5 Tesla Philips Ingenia Ambition
• Floating: Not applicable
• Orientation: First week is orientation.

Required Qualifications

• MRI Technologist (2 years of experience)
• MRI Technologist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS
• ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT
• Experience in an acute care setting
• Experience in an outpatient setting
• IV insertion skills

Acceptance Criteria

• Accepts a mixture of acute and outpatient experience.
• Does not accept first-time travelers.

Unit Support

• Lead techs in other modalities
• Manager/supervisor available
• Rapid Response/Code Team and RRT
• Radiologist on site Wednesday and Thursday. The same group reads during normal business hours (0800-1700), and a separate group reads after 1700.
• Hospitalist and ER physicians available 24/7
• No transporter for the department. Inpatient staff bring patients to MRI, but MRI staff may transport some patients.

Schedule

• Shifts: Four 10-hour shifts
• Cycle: Monday-Thursday one week, then Tuesday-Friday the next. The rotation repeats.
• Weekends: No weekend rotation
• On Call: No
• Holidays: Closed for major holidays
• Time Off Requests: Approved through the manager

Pre-Start Requirements

• 2026-27 flu documentation
• Annual core competencies and unit competency
• Hep B titers, vaccine, or declination
• MMR titers or immunizations
• Varicella titers or immunization
• TDAP
• PPD
• N95 mask fit test and respirator questionnaire
• Physical
• Drug screen
• Criminal background check
• Exclusion screenings (DHHS, OIG, SAM, sex offender)
• Clinical references (2)
• Employment authorization
• Photo ID
• Skills checklist

Other Notes

• Scrubs: Any solid, professional color with no graphics, logos, or designs
• Parking: Free parking lot