MRI Technologist
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Job Opportunity: MRI Tech

Location

• City: New Haven
• State: Connecticut

Employment Type

• Travel / Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
• Shift: Combination of two 16-hour shifts and one 8-hour shift on weekends

  • Weekend shifts required (Sat/Sun 07:00–23:00)
  • Additional day shift 14:30–23:00
• Guaranteed hours
• Start Date: ASAP
• First-time travelers accepted
• Block scheduling not accommodated

Facility Type

• Short Term Acute Care
• Level I Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Charting system: Epic

Required Qualifications

• MRI Technologist with a minimum of 3 years of experience
• MRI Technologist experience within the last year
• Siemens MRI equipment experience
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Competency Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (minimum 85% score)
• Color blind testing (minimum 80% score) required for all candidates starting on/after 8/2/2024

Training & Facility-Specific Requirements

• Completion of various mandatory training modules and attestations, including but not limited to:

  • Language Services Training
  • CAUTI Education Training (except certain units)
  • Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
  • Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
  • Stroke Education (except pediatric specialties and NICU)
  • CLABSI Prevention Training
  • Preventing Pressure Injury Training
  • Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
  • Pyxis ES MedStation Training
  • Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
  • Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
  • Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain hospitals)
  • Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health, Home Health)
  • New Employee Orientation Module
  • 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for MRI Techs)
  • Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026)
  • Chaperone Policy Training (effective 5/31/2024)

References & Work History

• One supervisor reference within the past year required for Cardio Thoracic ICU/CTICU assignments (charge nurse references not accepted)
• For other units, standard reference requirements apply
• Employment application must include 7 years of work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Verification of last 7 years of employment required for all start dates on/after 8/2/2024
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for MRI Techs and other specified roles

Additional Notes

• Return to Office (RTO) restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval
• Parking cost approximately $125/month
• Scrub color: Teal

This summary includes all relevant information for healthcare recruiters and workers considering this MRI Tech travel contract position.