Forensic X-Ray Technician I per diem

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence by accident by suicide suddenly when in apparent health when unattended by a physician in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person.
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Under direct supervision selected candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

Prepares and positions decedent to take forensic xray pictures according to standard procedures or as prescribed by the Pathologist incharge.
OCME is acquiring 3 new PMCT scanners in each of the borough offices resulting in expansion of the current duties and workflows of the existing staff. The PMCT scanners are scheduled to go live in all 3 Forensic Pathology Centers (FPC) by the fall of 2024. OCME XRay Technicians will need to develop skillsets to manage this new technology.
Perform a warmup series on the PMCT to ease the xray tube into operation.
Perform a Phantom scanning series and recording results into the permanent service record
Undergo a specialized training to develop competency in operating PMCT equipment in addition to the skills required to perform conventional digital radiography.
Learns protocols and implements trainings for both technology systems.
Adjusts xray equipment and operates controls to obtain correct exposure.
Maintains required records.
Operates maintains and adjusts equipment.
Cleaning apparatus gantry and tables as necessary.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and a valid license as a General Radiological Technologist issued by the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment in this title.

NOTES:
1. For appointment to Assignment Level III in addition to meeting the above
requirement all candidates must have two years of satisfactory fulltime
experience as an XRay Technician which must have been in a supervisory
capacity.
2. For assignment to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner only one year of
satisfactory fulltime experience operating XRay apparatus and auxiliary
equipment may be substituted for the abovecited license.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Parttime