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Radiology Technologist-Imaging Part Time Weekend Days

Northwestern Medicine · Lake Forest, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Two ten hour shifts every Saturday and Sunday, with holiday and on-call rotation. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with a weekend-only schedule the posting states.

Tell me about an image you took that changed what happened to a patient.

What they are checking: Whether they connect their work to the outcome.

How do you keep your practice current when you only work weekends?

What they are checking: A real problem for weekend staff, and whether they have thought about it.

What would you do

Working a weekend night, who do you call when you are unsure?

What they are checking: Whether they know their escalation path when the department is thin.

A trauma arrives while you have a scheduled patient. What happens?

What they are checking: Prioritization when there is only one of them.

How do you reassure a patient who is in pain and has to hold a position?

What they are checking: The patient care half of a technical role.

About the work

Tell me about your radiography experience and the settings you have worked in.

What they are checking: Whether the experience transfers to a hospital with an expanding emergency department.

How do you position a patient who cannot move the way the exam requires?

What they are checking: Practical positioning, which is most of the skill in plain radiography.

How do you keep dose as low as you can while still getting a usable image?

What they are checking: Whether dose is actively managed or left to the machine.

How do you decide an image needs repeating?

What they are checking: Whether they review before the patient leaves.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

**This is a part time position at 24 hours per week located at Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital. The schedule is every weekend, and 1 week day per week. Holiday and on call required. ** The Radiographer Ambulatory reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. Responsibilities: • Maintains accountability for patient safety throughout the imaging process, including screening, preparation, monitoring, and post-procedure care. • Produces diagnostic-quality images using approved protocols and professional standards. • Apply professional judgment within approved protocols to optimize image quality and address imaging challenges. • Reviews images prior to exam completion and initiates corrective action when diagnostic adequacy is not met. • Administers contrast in accordance with policy, including screening for contraindications and patient monitoring (as applicable). • Operates imaging equipment and maintains imaging room readiness. • Identifies equipment performance issues and initiates follow-up through established service processes. • Coordinates exam flow and prioritizes time-sensitive studies. • Maintains accurate and timely documentation in medical record and image archive system, including exam set-up, image routing, result availability and charging accuracy. • Adheres to organizational values, ethical standards, and compliance requirements. • Consistently upholds all applicable quality and safety standards within diagnostic imaging, such as radiation safety, MRI safety, Infection prevention measures safe practices (as applicable to the role) to protect self, patients, visitors and team members • Ensures a positive patient experience throughout care delivery • Supports department initiatives to improve relationships, reliability, efficiency, growth • Supports additional responsibilities aligned with patient care and department needs • Performs general and / or fluoroscopic radiography in the outpatient setting. Required : • Graduate of an accredited Radiology Technologist Program • American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Radiography (R) • Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Accreditation • Basic Life Support (BLS) Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more. Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

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