Job Description
Operates X-ray equipment to make radiographs of designated portions of the body. Performs quality control checks. Maintains required documentation.
Job Responsibility
Translates examination into layman terms based on professional knowledge to relieve patient of pre-testing anxiety.
Performs various x-ray exams according to established standards, procedures and procedures of the division.
Positions patient for taking of radiographs according to the departmental standard operating procedures.
Recognizes and promptly reports patient’s motor abnormalities; including, fainting, discoloration, contrast reactions etc., to the Radiologist.
Operates equipment for transferring computed images to film and archival of disc memory to tape.
Utilizes film markers and ensures images are properly marked as the “right” or “left” side.
Ensures images are legibly labeled with correct date and patient identification.
Keys in Patient history data and other pertinent information obtained from requisition.
Arranges, attaches, or adjusts immobilization and supportive devices for patients.
Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
Vocational or Technical school Diploma required.
Current license to practice as a Radiology Technologist in New York State, required.
Current ARRT Radiology registration, required.
1-3 years of technical experience, required.
Hospital experience, preferred.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
What We Do
Northwell Health is New York’s largest private employer and health care provider, with 23 hospitals and nearly 800 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 74,000+ employees – 18,500+ nurses and 14,200+ credentialed physicians, including about 4,500 employed doctors and nearly 3,300 members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu. Interested in a career at Northwell Health?
