MRI Technologist - Diagnostic Imaging

Req ID : 211054

Location : Western Zone, South Shore Regional Hospital

Department : DI MRI SSRH

Type of Employment : Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1

CUPE   Healthcare Position

Posting Closing Date : 6-Jan-26

About the Opportunity

With considerable latitude for initiative and independent action, the MRI Technologist has responsibility for the day-to-day operations of all designated MRI suites including instruction of students and direction of staff while in the area i.e. hospital personnel, maintenance, and cleaning staff.  Ensuring information of the patient requisitions meet departmental standards and correlating clinical history with examinations to be performed, the MRI Technologist assumes responsibility for complex procedures designated via indirect supervision of the radiologist. To fulfill this function, the technologist will perform imaging procedures and patient care duties. The MRI Technologist must consistently apply all safety rules and techniques applicable to the magnetic and radio frequency fields in use in the MRI environment ensuring technologists, patients, co-workers, and the public are adequately protected at all times.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following :

• Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology
• Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) MRI exam and certification
• Nova Scotia College of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals (NSCMIRTP) licensure
• Previous MRI experience preferred
• Demonstrate competency in I.V. insertion
• Frequent independent decisions assessing diagnostic results recognizing the significance of all structures visualized, differentiating artifactual from normal or pathological, and improvising standard techniques in routine and non-routine circumstances
• Ensures competency, and maintains an ongoing interest in updating knowledge on new equipment and procedures
• Practices excellent patient care; demonstrating courtesy, kindness, and understanding using effective communication skills
• Operates computer system in regard to patient information
• Highly adaptable professional who can think critically and  thrive as a member of a dynamic team
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

Compensation and Benefits

$38.74 - $47.50 hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

​This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and / or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black / African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals / Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.