MRI Technologist
Missoula, Montana
Providence Saint Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center

MRI Tech

Overview

• Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
• Location: Missoula, Montana
• Facility: Short-term acute care, Level II Trauma, teaching hospital, 209 total staff beds
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night (4x10 hours, 22:00-8:00) or Day (4x10 hours, 07:00-17:00)
• Hours: 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• Schedule: Block schedule; every other weekend; no on-call; does not float between units; 1:1 expected ratio
• Hours policy: 48-hour weeks are not approved

Requirements

• ARRT MRI Tech credential
• MRI Technologist experience, minimum 1 year, with experience within the last year
• Experience with Siemens imaging equipment, including Siemens Magnetom Vida 3T and two GE SIGNA HDe 1.5T
• Experience with Epic EMR; EMR experience is a hard stop, so do not pass candidates without it
• State license verification for allied professionals
• National tech certification verification
• Education verification by a third party, verifying a related degree, high school, or college education
• Employment application covering at least the last 5 years of employment
• Two references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty or setting
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Competency exam and medication/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable to the profession and specialty
• Color blind test (80% or higher), only if requested or noted in the unit requirements

Conditional Certifications

Required only if listed in the unit's requirements. Verify before submitting:

• BLS, ACLS, PALS (AHA or Heart & Stroke certification only)
• NRP, EFM, CHEMO, TNCC, IV certification, MAB, NIH Stroke, CPI

Health and Compliance

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering the past 7 years, updated annually
• EPLS/SAM and HHS/OIG: Completed within 30 days of start, updated monthly
• Drug screen: 9-panel within 12 months of start; instant screens accepted
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO (APRN accepted)
• TB: Negative IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON, or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start, with 1 PPD or TB titer required at renewal
• Immunizations and titers: MMR (2 vaccines or positive titer), varicella (2 vaccines or positive titer), hepatitis B (vaccine series with positive titer or signed declination), Tdap within 10 years (declination acceptable), flu vaccine or declination during flu season, COVID vaccination record preferred (declination not required)
• Respirator fit test: Required; completed onsite if no valid record within 1 year. Any mask type is acceptable.
• RespSafety clearance: Required annually for respirator use

Onboarding and Logistics

• Float policy acknowledgement required; may be required to float to another facility within a reasonable distance
• Contingent worker job-aid and attestation form required
• Annual regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours) assigned through the learning management system
• Radiation badge issued by the facility

Work Environment

• Charting: Electronic medical record (EMR). EMR experience is a hard stop; do not pass candidates without it.
• Scrubs: Any color for all RN and allied staff; scrubs are provided in sterile areas such as OR, ICU, ER, and COVID units
• Parking: No fee