X-Ray Technician – Per Diem – Southern California Orthopedic Institute – Bakersfield, CA

Summary

Employees in this job function as limited radiological technologists with responsibility for operating X-ray
equipment for assisting physicians with diagnosing and/or treating disease and/or injury.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):

  • Reports to work as scheduled each and every day.
  • Adheres to SCOI’s punctuality and attendance policy.
  • Complies with SCOI policy and procedure.
  • Required to verify correct patient, laterality and body part before performing any exam.
  • Completion of electronic fee ticket through AccelaCapture.
  • Selects proper ionizing factors for radiological diagnosis.
  • Adjusts and sets radiographic controls, such as kilovoltage and milliamperage, to prescribed

specifications for proper timing of exposure; regulates the length and intensity of film exposure.

  • Positions and restrains patients; Takes X-rays of patients’ chest, limbs, or other parts of the body

as requested by physicians.

  • Implements infection control procedures for the work area.
  • State requirement is that: lead markers are to be utilized on all exams. Computer generated laterality / initialed markers are not allowed.
  • Travels to different S.C.O.I. radiological departments as needed.
  • Navigates/utilizes the PACS system
  • Digitizes film to the PACS system as needed
  • Uploads CDs to PACS for patients with outside images.
  • Checks X-rays for clarity of image, and retakes X-rays when needed.
  • Distributes films to appropriate medical staff. This will include, but not be limited to, bringing up

patients’ images from PACS for the treating physician

  • Maintains quantity and quality control checks to assure X-ray unit meets standards required by

laws, rules, and departmental policies.
Assists with bringing the patient from the Pods to the X-Ray department, as needed..

  • Cleans, maintains, and makes minor adjustments to radiographic equipment, including determining

repairs needed to equipment.

  • Protects patients and other personnel from radiation hazards.
  • Maintains radiographic supplies, cassettes, and equipment.
  • Organizes films and CD copies of images for assigned MDs’ pre-op appointments and surgeries.
  • Secondary duties will be assigned by Directors, Managers, and Supervisors & Leads. For example assisting teams with x-Ray orders, rooming, transporting patients to facilitate patient care.

Secondary duties include the following (other duties may be assigned):

Medical Specialty:

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All healthcare workers in CA must be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID 19.

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Bakersfield, CA 93309: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • BLS Certification (Preferred)
  • ARRT Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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