X-Ray Tech - Orthopedics

Company: Cedars Sinai
Location: Beverly Hills
Posted on: November 17, 2021

Job Description:

Share Requisition # HRC0655216 Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence! Cedars-Sinai was awarded the National Research Corporation's Consumer Choice Award 19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. We were also awarded the Advisory Board Company's Workplace of the Year. This recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement. Join us! Discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals. Tell me about the role: The X-Ray Technician, Limited Permit performs x-ray on patients for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes within scope of practice as directed by physician/clinician. Additionally, this position performs routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians and other health practitioners running efficiently. The responsibilities of this position are concurrent with CSMCF guidelines, all in accordance with CSMCF policies, practices and procedures. Job duties and responsibilities: * Performs diagnostic radiographic procedures, positioning patients on the examining table and adjusting equipment to acquire views of body area (Chest, Extremities and Torso-Skeletal) * Performs a range of technical procedures that will require judgment for the radiological diagnosis * Assist medical provider in exam rooms * Escort patients to exam rooms, interviews patients, measure vital signs and detail all information in patient's chart * Give instructions to patients as instructed by medical provider * Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required * Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/medical provider * Maintain all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.) Education: * High School diploma or GED required. Some college preferred. * Graduate of an accredited X-Ray program required. License/Certification: * Current X-Ray Technologist certification (Chest, Extremities and Torso-Skeletal to include Digital Radiography) in California required. * Medical Assistant certificate required. * Basic Life Support from American Heart Association and/or the American Red Cross required. Experience: * Two to five (2-5) years of experience in an outpatient medical office setting. * Knowledge of medical terminology. * Prefer experience with an Electronic Medical Record. * Experience with digital x-ray highly preferred. * Working Title: X-Ray Tech - Orthopedics * Department: Orthopedics * Business Entity: Medical Network Foundation * City: Beverly Hills * Job Category: Imaging * Job Specialty: Diagnostic Imaging * Position Type: Full-time * Shift Length: 8 hour shift * Shift Type: Day Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy.

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