MRI Technologist
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center

Job Opportunity: MRI Technologist I

Job Summary

This entry-level MRI Technologist position involves working under immediate to general supervision and direction of a mentor/preceptor. The role focuses on achieving initial competencies to deliver specialized cardiovascular and/or radiologic technology services to adult and/or pediatric patients. The purpose is to assist medical staff in diagnosis, care, treatment, and surveillance of simple to complex conditions.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective patient-centric care under routine or emergent conditions in various care settings (acute inpatient, outpatient physician practices, diagnostic/urgent care centers, remote clinics).
• Prepare patients for procedures and correlate clinical history with physician orders.
• Communicate and collaborate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary care teams to achieve clinical outcomes and operational goals.
• Utilize specialized cardiovascular and/or radiologic equipment and techniques to perform diagnostic, interventional, and/or surgical procedures within scope of practice.
• Conduct post-procedure reviews to ensure completion, documentation, and technical quality per department protocols and accreditation standards.
• Transfer images and data to archival systems, enter technical data/findings, and prepare studies for physician reporting.
• Perform operator-level quality control, cleaning, high-level disinfecting, and user maintenance per manufacturer and regulatory guidelines.
• Participate in continuing education, professional development, and research activities to maintain competencies and improve care.

Required Skills & Experience

• Skill in applying principles of cardiovascular and/or radiologic technology, medical imaging, medical terminology, patient positioning, and medical ethics.
• Ability to work as part of a team, follow instructions, and reliably report to work as scheduled.
• Sensitivity to patients’ physical and psychological needs.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and work precisely with names, numbers, and codes.
• Ability to draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Discretion in handling confidential information and sound judgment.
• Ability to multi-task and remain calm in stressful situations.
• Understanding of operations, policies, and procedures.
• Professional, polite, courteous, compassionate, and cooperative communication with staff, patients, and families.
• High level of initiative, effort, and commitment to completing assignments efficiently.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and attention to detail.
• Core knowledge of normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology; cardiovascular and/or radiologic technologies and terminology related to the specialty.
• Ability to apply core-level specialty theory, practices, and techniques to perform, post-process, analyze, and annotate study data or procedure documentation with general supervision.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as an MRI Technologist.
• Recent MRI Technologist experience within the last year.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.

Contract Length

• Approximately 13 weeks (89 days rounded to nearest week).

Required Qualifications

• License requirement: Must hold appropriate licensure for MRI Technologist.

Prior Travel Experience

• Not specified; prior travel experience is not required.