MRI Technologist
Dallas, Texas
Methodist Dallas Medical Center

MRI Tech

Location: Dallas, Texas Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Schedule: Night shift, 4x10-hour shifts (40 hours/week), listed as 20:00 to 16:30

Required Qualifications

• MRI Technologist with 1 year of experience, including MRI Technologist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ARMRIT or ARRT (MR) certification
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience in a hospital setting
• Experience with Epic
• Verification of state licensure
• National tech certification verification for allied/non-RN candidates (confirm expectations against the Allied License Report and job description)
• Certifications such as ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, and NIH Stroke are required only for specific units. Confirm requirements against the unit job description.
• Two professional references within 3 years of hire
• Valid government-issued photo ID (driver's license or state ID, or passport in lieu), with the name matching all candidate documentation
• E-Verify or attestation
• Background check within 30 days of start, including a 7-year check (county criminal search for all locations lived and worked, and sex offender search); international verification required if the candidate worked or attended school abroad during that period
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Physical exam within 12 months of start (not required annually)
• Tdap vaccination
• Negative TSpot or QuantiFERON TB test within 90 days of start, updated annually (PPD not accepted). Positive responders must provide proof of past positive result, a chest X-ray within 90 days of start, and an annual TB questionnaire.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity: positive titers, or documentation of 2 MMR or 2 varicella vaccines. A low or equivocal titer requires 2 boosters at least 28 days apart; the candidate may start with the second booster pending.
• Hepatitis B: both vaccine series and a positive titer, or a signed facility declination form
• 10-panel drug test within 30 days of start, not required annually (rapid drug screens not accepted)
• Flu vaccination or facility-specific exemption during flu season (October 1 to March 31). Medical exemptions must be signed by a physician. For the 2026-27 season, the deadline is 11/15.

Onboarding Requirements

• Sign the job description before start
• Complete the non-employee internet access form and the NESF form before start
• Passport-style photo with head and shoulders and a clear background for the badge (highly preferred)
• Fit test completed onsite during orientation and updated annually (may be done before start with a Progear mask)