What You'll Do

  • Attach physiological monitoring leads to patient's finger, chest, waist, or other body parts.
  • Calibrate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) console or peripheral hardware.
  • Conduct screening interviews of patients to identify contraindications, such as ferrous objects, pregnancy, prosthetic heart valves, cardiac pacemakers, or tattoos.
  • Connect physiological leads to physiological acquisition control (PAC) units.
  • Create backup copies of images by transferring images from disk to storage media or workstation.
  • Develop or otherwise produce film records of magnetic resonance images.
  • Explain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures to patients, patient representatives, or family members.
  • Intravenously inject contrast dyes, such as gadolinium contrast, in accordance with scope of practice.
  • Inspect images for quality, using magnetic resonance scanner equipment and laser camera.
  • Operate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 3.88/5
Active Listening 3.75/5
Monitoring 3.75/5
Speaking 3.62/5
Operations Monitoring 3.62/5
Critical Thinking 3.38/5
Operation and Control 3.25/5
Writing 3.12/5
Active Learning 3.12/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.12/5
Service Orientation 3.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Concern for Others, Dependability, Integrity, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Near Vision 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.62/5
Written Expression 3.5/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.25/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.25/5

Technologies & Tools

Appointment scheduling software eClinicalWorks EHR software Electronic medical record EMR software GE Healthcare Centricity EMR Medical image processing software MEDITECH software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Word Radiology information systems (RIS) Teleradiology systems Web browser software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.83/5)
  • Concern for Others (High importance: 4.7/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.65/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.35/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.26/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Imaging Technologist MRI Coordinator (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Coordinator) MRI QA Coordinator (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quality Assurance Coordinator) MRI Radiographer (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Radiographer) MRI Special Procedures Technologist (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Special Procedures Technologist) MRI Specialist (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Specialist) MRI Tech (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technician) MRI Technologist (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist) Research MRI Technologist (Research Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist) Travel MRI Tech (Travel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technician)