Cedars-Sinai has been named to the Honor Roll for the ninth consecutive year and tied for #1 in California and Los Angeles in U.S. News & World Report?s "Best Hospitals 2024-25" rankings, as well as placed among the very best in 11 specialties nationwide.
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.
Why work here?
Beyond outstanding employee benefits including health and dental insurance, vacation, and a 403(b) we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished staff reflects the culturally and ethnically varied community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a multifaceted, inclusive environment that fuels innovation. The Radiology Technician (CRT) supports patient care by performing x-rays as advised by physician for diagnostic purposes. The CRT must be proficient with the use of x-ray equipment and associated procedures according to assignments and job responsibilities. Additionally, the CRT will perform routine and basic administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians and other health practitioners running efficiently.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Demonstrates clinical proficiency and technical skills as a CRT.
Performs diagnostic radiographic procedures, positioning patients on the examining table and adjusting equipment to acquire optimum views of specific body area as ordered by clinician.
Performs procedures based on established technique chart using independent judgment to support the radiological orders.
Follows standardized imaging practices and protocols.
Exhibits solid understanding and relationships with other departments as it relates to radiological services.
Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of patient care flow and insurance concepts.
Uses appropriate technique charts and assures markers are set appropriately.
Demonstrates ability to work in multiple x-ray sites performing needed studies.
Demonstrates ability to retrieve studies from PACS for review and assists with quality assurance.
Maintains needed logs for QC based on manufacturer recommendation.
Provides patient education as pertains to requested studies.
Acts as a role model in providing care; assists in Precepting CRTs, and Limited XT staff and guides accordingly.
Supports team approach and service focus work with colleagues in a "team approach" to encourage a positive and service-oriented image for the department.
Qualifications
Education:
High School Diploma/GED Required
Bachelor's Degree Preferred
Work Experience:
3 year working experience as an X-Ray Technician preferred
1 year Working as a Medical Assistant in an outpatient clinical/medical office setting preferred
Licenses and Certifications:
Imaging CA Radiologic Tech Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association or American Red Cross required (BLS expiration date must be valid 60 days from the start date)
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Preferred
Certification from Board Approved Medical Assistant Organization Preferred
Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi...tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.
