What are the responsibilities and job description for the Radiologic Technologist (No Weekends or Holidays!) position at Michigan Orthopaedic Surgeons?
Job Description
Who We Are
As the largest and most comprehensive orthopaedic team in the state, we bring together the medical expertise of leading orthopaedic and musculoskeletal surgeons, specialists, and research pioneers. Every provider in our network shares a deep commitment to leadership in education, innovation, and research, as well as a dedicated focus on prioritizing patient care across the continuum of treatment.
Why Join Us?
Interested in orthopaedics? Discover why it’s worth pursuing with us. Our career opportunities offer competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, and a platform to pursue your passion. As Michigan’s largest and most comprehensive orthopaedic team, we are actively seeking skilled and enthusiastic individuals to join us today.
Duties And Responsibilities
Who We Are
As the largest and most comprehensive orthopaedic team in the state, we bring together the medical expertise of leading orthopaedic and musculoskeletal surgeons, specialists, and research pioneers. Every provider in our network shares a deep commitment to leadership in education, innovation, and research, as well as a dedicated focus on prioritizing patient care across the continuum of treatment.
Why Join Us?
Interested in orthopaedics? Discover why it’s worth pursuing with us. Our career opportunities offer competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, and a platform to pursue your passion. As Michigan’s largest and most comprehensive orthopaedic team, we are actively seeking skilled and enthusiastic individuals to join us today.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Prepare patient for radiologic procedures and takes x-rays following established procedures for patient care and safety.
- Maintain working knowledge in the use of PACS, DR and CR Radiologic equipment.
- Maintain Radiology rooms and stocks necessary medical and radiologic supplies. Prepares and positions patient for diagnostic imaging procedures.
- Adjust immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician.
- Explain procedures to patient to reduce anxieties and obtain patient cooperation.
- Move imaging equipment into specified position, determine exposure factors on basis of height, weight, portion of body involved, and degree of penetration required, and adjust equipment controls to set exposure factors and produce images of proper detail, density, and accuracy.
- Practice radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patients and staff.
- Perform specialized and routine diagnostic radiology procedures.
- Other duties may be assigned
- Graduate of an accredited X-Ray Technologist Program.
- Certified Registered Technician of Radiography (RT-R); and ARRT Certification.