Radiologic Technologist- Ortho Surgery Full-Time Days (Old Irving Park)
Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
The posting says you review images before exam completion and act when they're not diagnostic. Tell me about a time you repeated an image the surgeon was ready to move past.
What they are checking: Whether they will insist on a diagnostic image even when the room is pressing to move on, because poor images affect surgical decisions.
What would you do
A surgeon asks you for a view you don't think will show what they need. What do you say?
What they are checking: Whether they can speak up respectfully to a surgeon about a view without slowing or disrupting the case in progress.
You're asked to coordinate exam flow and prioritize time-sensitive studies. How do you handle a case running long while others wait?
What they are checking: Whether they manage exam flow and keep others informed when a case runs long, so time-sensitive studies still happen on time.
This is based at Old Irving Park on straight days. Does that site and schedule work for you?
What they are checking: Whether the site and straight day schedule actually work for them, so neither side wastes time on a poor fit.
About the work
This is a full-time days radiologic technologist role supporting orthopedic surgery at Old Irving Park. What's your experience imaging in a surgical setting?
What they are checking: Whether they have worked in an operating room or only in a department
Walk me through how you position an injured patient for an orthopedic view when they can't move the way the textbook wants.
What they are checking: Whether they can adapt positioning for injured patients and still get a diagnostic view, the daily skill in orthopedic imaging.
How do you keep radiation dose as low as possible for the patient and for the people in the room with you?
What they are checking: Whether they practice consistent dose reduction for patients and protect the surgical team, since everyone in the room shares exposure.
How do you maintain the sterile field while getting your equipment where it needs to be?
What they are checking: Whether they move equipment while protecting the sterile field, since imaging staff can easily contaminate it without realizing they did.
The job includes administering contrast and screening for contraindications. Walk me through that screening.
What they are checking: Whether they follow a careful screening routine before giving contrast, because missed contraindications can cause serious harm to patients.
What's your registration status with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, and what state accreditation do you hold?
What they are checking: Whether their registry and state credentials are current and in hand, since they cannot work in the room while credentials are pending.
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