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MRI Technologist - Full Time Days Sign on bonus eligible

Northwestern Medicine · Huntley, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 15, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Describe a time a claustrophobic patient was about to walk out. What did you do?

What they are checking: Practical skill at getting an anxious patient through a long scan

What would you do

A patient tells you at the last minute they have a stent but can't remember when it was placed or what kind. What do you do?

What they are checking: Refusal to guess on implant safety, and knowing who to call

You're expected to review images before exam completion and act when they aren't diagnostic. How do you decide a scan needs repeating when the patient is already exhausted?

What they are checking: Balancing diagnostic adequacy against patient tolerance without cutting corners

How do you prioritize when a time-sensitive inpatient study lands in the middle of a full outpatient schedule?

What they are checking: Flow management and communication with the floors

This post is sign-on bonus eligible and based at Huntley. Is that location and a straight day shift what you're looking for right now?

What they are checking: Fit with the stated site and shift before either side goes further

About the work

This is full-time days on MRI at Huntley. Walk me through how you screen a patient before they go anywhere near the magnet.

What they are checking: Whether screening is a disciplined routine or a form someone signs

The posting says you apply professional judgment within approved protocols to optimize image quality. Give me an example where you changed something within protocol to rescue a study.

What they are checking: Real command of sequences rather than button-pushing

Tell me how you handle contrast administration, including screening for contraindications and what you monitor afterward.

What they are checking: Kidney function screening, reaction watch and documentation discipline

The job says you identify equipment performance issues and follow up through service processes. What have you caught early on a magnet before it became a problem?

What they are checking: Attention to quality assurance trends instead of waiting for a failure

What is your part in keeping the magnet room safe when a nurse or a housekeeper needs to come in?

What they are checking: Ownership of magnet room access rather than assuming others know the rules

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The MRI Technologist reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. Responsibilities: • Maintains accountability for patient safety throughout the imaging process, including screening, preparation, monitoring, and post-procedure care. • Produces diagnostic-quality images using approved protocols and professional standards. • Apply professional judgment within approved protocols to optimize image quality and address imaging challenges. • Reviews images prior to exam completion and initiates corrective action when diagnostic adequacy is not met. • Administers contrast in accordance with policy, including screening for contraindications and patient monitoring (as applicable). • Operates imaging equipment and maintains imaging room readiness. • Identifies equipment performance issues and initiates follow-up through established service processes. • Coordinates exam flow and prioritizes time-sensitive studies. • Maintains accurate and timely documentation in medical record and image archive system, including exam set-up, image routing, result availability and charging accuracy. • Adheres to organizational values, ethical standards, and compliance requirements. • Consistently upholds all applicable quality and safety standards within diagnostic imaging, such as radiation safety, MRI safety, Infection prevention measures safe practices (as applicable to the role) to protect self, patients, visitors and team members • Ensures a positive patient experience throughout care delivery • Supports department initiatives to improve relationships, reliability, efficiency, growth • Supports additional responsibilities aligned with patient care and department needs • Maintains accountability for patient safety throughout the MRI process, including screening, preparation, monitoring, and post-procedure care. • Performs MRI safety screening, including implant and foreign body evaluation, and ensures appropriate clearance prior to exposure to the magnetic field. • Enforces controlled access and safe practices within the MRI environment. • Produces diagnostic-quality MRI images using approved protocols and professional standards. • Applies professional judgment within approved protocols to optimize image quality and address imaging challenges. • Reviews images prior to exam completion and initiates corrective action when diagnostic adequacy is not met. • Administers contrast in accordance with policy, including screening, IV access when required, monitoring, and response to adverse events. • Safe Operation of MRI equipment and maintains imaging room readiness. • Identifies equipment performance issues and initiates follow-up through established service processes. • Coordinates exam flow and prioritizes time-sensitive studies. • Maintains accurate and timely documentation in EPIC and Visage, including exam set-up, image routing, result availability, and charging accuracy. • Adheres to organizational values, ethical standards, certifications, and compliance requirements. Required • Graduate of an accredited Radiology Technologist Program • American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) OR American Registry of MRI Technologist (ARMRIT) • Basic Life Support (BLS) Additional Information Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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