Keck Medicine of USC is seeking a Radiology Technician for a job in Huntington Park, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Radiology Technician
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: Ongoing
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, rotating
- Employment Type: Staff
Provides radiology and back office support to a private practice clinic. Position may be supervised by the clinic director, member physicians and/or office manager
Essential Duties:
- Performs radiographic examinations and assists with fluoroscopic examinations. Checks all x-rays to ensure quality standards concur with physician requirements.
- Operates x-ray equipment to make radiographs of designated portions of the body as ordered by the physician.
- Develops film. Performs quality checks on developed film to ensure adequacy of print for diagnostic purposes.
- Performs duties of a darkroom technician as needed.
- Manages patient support activities such as patient flow, preparation, clean up and turn-around of examination rooms.
- Assists physician with medical examinations and dissemination of patient education materials.
- Positions and instructs the patient for examination. Adjusts equipment, determines proper voltage, current and exposure time for each radiograph.
- Cleans cassettes and screens. Maintains x-ray equipment. Makes minor adjustments as required.
- Ensures safety of self, co-workers and patients by strict adherence to departmental safety procedures.
- Checks and tests equipment in accordance with established safety protocols.
- Provides back-up support to other members of the private practice as appropriate.
- Orders supplies; utilizes and maintains equipment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Req High school or equivalent
- Req Specialized/technical training Graduation from an AMA approved school of Radiologic Technology, either college affiliated or hospital trained.
- Req Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.
- Req Must be comfortable with computers and medical terminology.
- Req Must have technical skills to operate radiography equipment and computers.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pref 2 years
- Pref Previous acute hospital experience desired, either as a radiologic or student technologist.
- Pref Registered Technologist - R.T. (ARRT)
Required Licenses/Certifications:
- Req Certified Radiologic Technologist (CA DPH)
- Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
- Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
The hourly rate range for this position is $39.00 -$63.95. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
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If you are a current USC employee, please apply to this USC job posting in Workday by copying and pasting this link into your browser:
USC Keck Job ID #REQ20158822. Posted job title: Radiology Technician - Student Health Engemann Admin - Part Time 4 Hour Rotating Shifts (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)
About Keck Medicine of USC
Keck Medicine of USC combines academic excellence, world-class research and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly specialized care for some of the most acute patients in the country. We provide care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital and 100+ clinics in Los Angeles and surrounding counties.
Keywords:
Radiology Technician, X-ray, Radiographic examinations, Patient care, Health support, Certified Radiologic Technologist, Medical imaging, Healthcare, Back office support, Safety protocols
