MRI Assistant

As a member of the healthcare interdisciplinary team, the MRI Assistant role is delegated to assist the MRI Technologists at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, to ensure patients and their families receive the highest quality healthcare.

• Supporting and implementing the mission and vision of the hospital in his/her relation with patients, staff and the general public.
• Assisting in the day to day operation of the MRI department, including planning and organizing additional duties in the MRI department.
• Ensuring a prompt and safe service that meets accuracy, reliability and quality management system requirements.
• Preparing incident reports as required according to the requirements of the quality management system.
• Participating with the implementation, monitoring and reporting of Quality Control, and Quality Improvement programs in accordance with the quality management system.
• Completing urgent and non-urgent CD disk requests according to departmental policy and procedure.
• Scheduling/rescheduling inpatient exams for external referral sources.
• Participation in the orientation of new staff.
• Participation in departmental meetings.
• Developing and maintaining good working relationships with staff, physicians, volunteers and patients.
• Fostering and maintaining a positive climate within the department.
• Maintaining good personal health and regular attendance.
• Preparing patients for their MRI exam by giving them the proper forms to fill out, and having them changed into proper hospital gown and pants.
• Assisting patients with forms if they are unable to complete their own.
• Ensuring patients have removed all required items for their MRI scan (jewelry, piercings, medical devices, and clothing with metal).
• Facilitating the flow of patients in and out of the scanner room.
• Maintaining patient and hospital confidentiality.
• Assisting technologist in the MRI scanner room with getting the patient onto the table and assisting with placing the patient for their exam.
• Ensuring requisitions are all accounted for.
• Ensuring all IV sets are prepped.
• Ordering and stocking of necessary supplies.
• Folding and stocking linens and disposing of dirty linens.
• Ensuring stretchers are prepped and cleaned for the next day.
• Ensuring only MRI safe equipment is used.
• Ensuring the safety of all in the MRI environment by making sure no one enters without the supervision of an MRI Tech.

Performs other duties as assigned by the Diagnostic Imaging quality and leadership group.

• Completion, or in progress, of a college level diploma or university degree in a healthcare related field is required.

• Experience in a health care setting is preferred.
• Experience working in Diagnostic Imaging Department is preferred.

• Demonstrated strong communication skills
• Demonstrated computer literacy.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and multi-task efficiently.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve independently and with guidance by others.

• Demonstrate commitment to continued professional and personal growth and development through continuing education programs and self-directed learning opportunities.