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MRI Tech: Job Description & Career Information
Responsibilities
From maintaining communication with radiologists and other professionals with clinical experience, to paying close attention to detail during scans, an MRI specialist or technician has a variety of job responsibilities. In a typical day, an MRI tech will:
- Consult with the radiologist
- Calibrate and adjust equipment for each image
- Communicate with patient to go over medical history and answer questions
- Make sure the patient gets into and maintains the right position using immobilization or support devices
- Prepare contrast agent and inject via IV
- Minimize radiation exposure to patient, self and other staff
- Monitor patient’s well-being during scan
- Evaluate MRI scan for quality
- Maintain imaging equipment
- Assist with clerical functions
Becoming an MRI Technician: FAQs
The bottom line:
If you think you would enjoy working directly with patients and want to be a part of a fast-paced medical environment, consider this career. You’ll get the satisfaction of helping doctors diagnose medical conditions while earning a good salary as an allied health professional. That's why it's one of SkillPointe's top-paying trade jobs. And we can help you find an MRI tech program or job that makes sense for your life.
How I became an MRI technician
Joseph Seibert admits he had "no clue" what he wanted to do when he was a younger man. Then he learned about medical imaging technology and shadowed technicians at a local hospital.
"I was amazed with the whole process," he says. "The patient interaction and the tech's ability to calm a person who was hurt and scared, having doctors and nursing staff all working together to treat someone ... After one day, I knew I wanted to spend my life doing it."
Read more about how one visit changed his career path.
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