Radiologic Technologist III - Marina Del Rey, CA

• Perform routine, specialized, and highly complex diagnostic radiographic examinations independently while ensuring exceptional image quality and patient safety.
• Evaluate physician orders, patient history, clinical indications, and diagnostic priorities to determine appropriate imaging approaches and examination sequencing.
• Serve as the clinical expert for complex trauma, surgical, fluoroscopic, portable, and emergency imaging procedures, providing technical guidance to technologists and physicians.
• Operate advanced diagnostic imaging equipment, including fixed radiographic systems, portable radiography units, C-arm fluoroscopy, O-arm, Navigation and specialty imaging equipment in accordance with departmental protocols.
• Perform and assist Radiologists and physicians during complex fluoroscopic, orthopedic, vascular, pain management, and image-guided procedures while maintaining sterile technique and anticipating procedural requirements.
• Provide coverage for the Spine Center as part of rotation.
• Independently assess image quality, identify technical deficiencies, perform corrective actions, and optimize imaging protocols to maximize diagnostic accuracy while minimizing repeat examinations.
• Support daily departmental workflow by prioritizing examinations based on patient acuity, physician requests, trauma activation, procedural urgency, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as the primary clinical preceptor and mentor for technologists, students, and newly hired staff by providing education, competency validation, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Participate in departmental quality assurance activities, including image quality audits, equipment quality control, repeat analysis, and corrective action planning through staff education to support continuous quality improvement.
• Collaborate with radiologists, imaging leadership, nursing, surgery, emergency services, rehabilitation, and ancillary departments to improve patient care.
• Assist in the evaluation, testing, implementation, and optimization of new imaging equipment, software applications, imaging protocols, and departmental workflows.
• Serve as a clinical preceptor and provide instruction to technologists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Science Degree, Radiological Technology preferred; minimum of an Associate's in Science Degree, Radiological Technology required.
• BLS through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
• Certified by the State of California to practice and administer radiation – Registered Radiologic Technologist CRT required.
• Certified by the State of California to practice and administer – Fluoroscopy required.
• Registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists ARRT certification required.
• Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible diagnostic radiology experience in an acute-care hospital required.
• Demonstrated expertise in trauma imaging, portable radiography, fluoroscopy, surgical imaging, and emergency department workflow required.
• Previous experience serving as a clinical preceptor, mentor, or departmental resource required.
• Experience in a Level I Trauma Center or large academic medical center preferred.
• Experience participating in accreditation surveys, quality improvement initiatives, or imaging protocol development preferred.
• Leadership development or charge technologist experience preferred.

Pay

$49.17 per hour