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Resource Coordinator-CT and MRI Full Time Days

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

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 28, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about coordinating staff in an imaging department.

What they are checking: The posting is a resource coordinator supporting CT and MRI.

How do you help select new team members?

What they are checking: The posting names assisting with the selection of new team members.

How do you keep your own technical skills current while coordinating?

What they are checking: Credibility as a resource depends on still being able to do the work.

Forty hours a week on days at Grayslake. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the hours, the shift and the site.

What would you do

Someone calls in sick and you are short in MRI. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting names assisting with scheduling for adequate coverage.

How do you give feedback to a technologist whose work is not meeting standard?

What they are checking: The posting names providing feedback to the manager on staff performance.

How do you stay a resource on quality while you are also scheduling?

What they are checking: The posting names serving as a resource on patient evaluation and quality of service in the imaging modalities.

What is different about supporting a freestanding emergency department compared with an outpatient centre?

What they are checking: The posting covers both the Grayslake outpatient center and the freestanding ER.

About the work

How do you build a schedule that covers the department without overtime?

What they are checking: The posting names ensuring optimal coverage with minimal overtime.

How do you orient a new technologist and know when they are ready?

What they are checking: The posting names conducting orientation, monitoring it and identifying further instructional needs.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

**This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week located at our Grayslake Outpatient Center and Freestanding ER supporting the CT and MRI department. This role may require rotating shifts to help provide staffing coverage as well as possible holiday coverage as needed. Ideal applicant will have prior experience in CT. ** The Resource Coordinator Diagnostic Imaging 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: • Assists with the selection of new team members. • Conducts orientation and training of new and existing staff. • Monitors the orientation of staff and identifies further instructional needs. • Assist with scheduling staff for adequate coverage to meet the needs of the department; maintains attendance records. • Prioritizes, assigns and reviews work; provides feedback to the manager regarding staff performance. • Assists the manager in establishing and evaluating performance expectations for staff. • Serves as a resource to staff as it relates to patient evaluation and quality of service performed in the Imaging modalities. • Ensures staffing levels which meet department guidelines; ensures optimal department coverage and minimal overtime. • Monitors utilization of supplies and equipment for optimal efficiency and cost containment; orders and maintains supplies used in the department. • Coordinates equipment maintenance and repairs; assists with recommendations regarding the acquisition of new equipment. • Supports quality assurance programs for the department. • Enforces policies and procedures; assists in updating and developing procedure manuals and protocols for CT, MRI and X-ray. • Coordinates patient flow through department; resolves scheduling issues. • Monitors and maintains the quality of films and services produced in CT, MRI and X-ray modalities. • Monitors charges and tracks financial performance in CT, MRI, and X-Ray modalities. • Positions and immobilizes patient on examining table. • Administers contrast media orally or intravenously; gathers pertinent information from patient, patient's chart and radiology folder to determine risk factors for IV contrast. • Enters data such as type of scan, slice thickness, scan time and other technical data into computer. • Communicates with patient before and during procedure; monitors safety, comfort and level of sedation. • Views images of organs or tissue on video display screen to ensure quality of pictures; produces radiographs. • Evaluates radiographs, video tape and computer generated information for technical quality. • Calibrates the CT and laser. • Serves as a lead person for ACR Accreditation in CT and MRI. • Maintains CT and MRI QC records. Minimum Requirements: Education: • 2 to 3 years of undergraduate education or equivalent Certification: • ARRT • IEMA • BLS through American Heart Association Experience: • 3 to 5 years of related work experience Preferred : • ARRT registry in CT or MRI 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. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more. Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): 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 at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.