MRI Technologist - Outpatient Clinic (Jersey Shore, NJ)

Type: Contract, full-time, on site | Location: Ocean County, New Jersey | Positions: 2 | Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Term: 12-month contract with extension options of up to four additional years | Start: contingent on contract award, expected mid-September 2026 | Rate: USD $56/hr

The role

Our client is an outpatient medical clinic on the Jersey Shore. The imaging department covers general radiography and DEXA, CT, MRI and ultrasound, Monday through Friday. West End Workforce is staffing five dedicated full-time technologists across four modalities on a 12-month contract with extension options of up to four additional years. Positions are contingent on contract award and on the facility credentialing each technologist. Your West End recruiter will share the client and facility details during the interview process.

The MRI Technologist performs magnetic resonance imaging examinations at an outpatient medical clinic on the Jersey Shore, under the direction of the staff radiologist. Two technologists share the magnet and the daily schedule. The incumbent is responsible for patient and visitor screening, MR safety, protocol and coil selection, contrast administration and complete, read-ready studies.

What you will own

• Perform outpatient MRI examinations across the scheduled protocols.
• Screen patients, visitors and equipment for the magnetic environment.
• Select radio-frequency surface coils and parameters for each anatomical area.
• Administer contrast media through power injectors.
• Carry out basic MR safety program duties as assigned.
• Send complete studies to PACS.

What we require

• ARRT registered in Radiography, RT(R), with the ARRT post-primary MR credential, RT(R)(MR).
• Current, full and unrestricted state license in radiologic technology. Any history of license restriction, suspension, revocation or surrender is disqualifying.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, renewed every two years.
• MRI safety training on hire and annually.
• Minimum three years of MRI experience, or the facility's minimum case counts for each procedure type performed.
• Contrast media and power injectors.
• Basic MR safety program duties.

What you will bring

• Superconducting magnet physics and the safety factors governing a magnetic environment for patients, visitors and equipment.
• Cross-sectional anatomy of the soft tissues and vessels.
• Radio-frequency surface coil selection for each anatomical area.
• PACS and electronic health record documentation.

Work environment

• Direct patient contact, including positioning patients for imaging.
• Works in a radiation environment, and for MRI a strong magnetic environment, under established safety controls.
• Standard precautions for blood and body fluids; infection control and bloodborne pathogen training required annually.

Hours and coverage

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, with a 30-minute unpaid meal break. Full time, 2,080 hours per year.
• Occasional pre-approved overtime. Some statutory holidays may be scheduled; the clinic confirms shifts two weeks in advance.
• Dedicated to this site; the client may reassign staff to another of its campuses when coverage requires.
• Continuity matters to this client: the assigned technologist is expected to stay in place through at least the first 90 days.

Compliance and credentialing

• Must complete the facility's credentialing process before the first shift; the facility may decline any candidate.
• Health screen before start: negative TB test within the past year, proof of MMR and varicella immunity, Tdap, and annual influenza vaccine (or mask during flu season).
• Completes the facility's mandatory training on hire and annually (privacy and HIPAA, patient safety, patient rights, infection control, electronic health record and imaging systems, and others as assigned) and maintains continuing education for registry renewal.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; a background check and facility security requirements apply.
• First two weeks of cases are reviewed by a radiologist as a competency pre-assessment; a two-week protocol and equipment familiarization is provided in place of formal training.

This description summarizes the principal duties of the position and is not an exhaustive list. Duties may be adjusted to meet the needs of the facility.