X-Ray Technician

Job Summary:

The X-Ray Technician will perform radiographic procedures on patients in various settings, including adult acute care, adult outpatient, ER, ICU, NICU, and operating rooms. This role requires proficiency in a wide range of X-ray skills, including abdomen, chest, head, spine, and extremities, as well as mobile and surgical X-ray techniques. The technician will work during 3rd shift/nights, three 12-hour shifts per week, with on-call and holiday responsibilities.

Location:Springfield, Illinois, United States

Responsibilities:

- Perform abdomen X-rays (decubitus, supine/KUB, upright).
- Conduct chest and thorax X-rays (AP, lateral decubitus, routine, upper airway).
- Operate O-ARM equipment.
- Perform head X-rays (facial bones, orbits, paranasal sinuses, skull, temporomandibular joints).
- Conduct lower extremity X-rays (ankle, femur, foot, knee, tibia-fibula).
- Perform mobile/surgical X-rays (C-Arm procedure, portable abdomen, portable chest).
- Conduct spine and pelvis X-rays (cervical, hip, lumbar, pelvis, sacrum/coccyx, thoracic).
- Perform upper extremity X-rays (clavicle, elbow, forearm, hand, scapula, shoulder, trauma shoulder/humerus, wrist).
- Document patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Maintain and clean equipment.

Required Skills & Certifications:

- ARRT certification
- BLS certification
- IL state license
- Minimum 1 year of experience
- Required Work Setting Experience: Adult Acute Care, Adult Outpatient, ER, ICU, NICU, Operating Room.
- Required Abdomen/ GI X-Ray Skills/Experience: Abdomen decubitus, Abdomen supine (KUB), Abdomen upright.
- Required Chest and Thorax X-Ray Skills/Experience: Chest AP, Chest Lateral Decubitus, Chest routine, Upper Airway (soft tissue neck).
- Required Equipment Experience: O-ARM.
- Required Head X-Ray Skills/Experience: Facial bones, Orbits, Paranasal sinuses, Skull, Temporomandibular joints.
- Required Lower Extremity X-Ray Skills/Experience: Ankle, Femur, Foot, Knee, Tibia-Fibula.
- Required Mobile/Surgical X-Ray Skills/Experience: C-Arm Procedure, Portable abdomen, Portable Chest.
- Required Spine and Pelvis X-Ray Skills/Experience: Cervical Spine, Hip, Lumbar Spine, Pelvis, Sacrum and/or Coccyx, Thoracic Spine.
- Required Upper Extremity X-Ray Skills/Experience: Clavicle, Elbow, Forearm, Hand, Scapula, Shoulder, Trauma shoulder or Humerus (Scapular Y, Transthoracic Axial), Wrist.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

- Cerner experience
- Level I Trauma experience

Special Considerations:

- On-call required as needed.
- Will work every other weekend and holidays as needed.
- Clinicians will not float outside their scope.
- Parking permit required, no cost.

Scheduling:
- 3rd shift/nights, three 12-hour shifts per week.
- Schedule requests can be discussed with the manager.
- Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen week assignment without pay.
- Being placed on-call in lieu of being called off counts as a called-off shift.