Xray Technologist

Hours: 8am to 6pm (4 days a week)

Who we are:

Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices that provides the support, capital and operational resources physicians need to grow thriving practices for the future. As a Management Services Organization (MSO), Spire provides the infrastructure for administrative operations that allows practices to operate at their highest level, so doctors can focus their efforts on what matters most - patient care. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, the Spire network spans the Northeast with more than 165 physicians, 1,800 employees, 285 other clinical providers and 40 locations in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

What you'll do:

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Acquires digital radiographic images as ordered by clinicians with x-ray machines.

• Prepares patient for radiological procedure by positioning patient, moving equipment into specified position, and adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors.

• Minimizes radiation to patients and staff by practicing radiation protection techniques, using beam restrictive devices, patient shielding, and knowledge of exposure factors.

• Reviews for proper identification and quality check.

• Prepares digital imaging for reading by physicians.

• Transports patients from radiologic diagnostic procedures to exam room.

• Uploads images to patient chart if necessary.

• Burns CDs requested by patient after release is obtained.

• Files films, discs and records if necessary.

• Maintains a clean workstation by sanitizing in between each patient and at the end of every shift.