Responsibilities:
- Adjust and maintain imaging equipment
- Follow precise orders from physicians on what areas of the body to image
- Prepare patients for procedures, including taking a medical history and shielding exposed areas that do not need to be imaged
- Position the patient and the equipment in order to get the correct image
- Operate the computerized equipment to take the images
- Work with physicians to evaluate the images and to determine whether additional images need to be taken
- Keep detailed patient records
Skills and qualifications:
- Certification as a radiologic technologist from an accredited institution
- National and local license to practice as a radiologic technologist within the country and locality of employment
- In-depth knowledge of radiology protocols and imaging equipment
- Ability to work with the general public and provide a high standard of patient care
- Familiarity with radiology software
- CPR certification
Preferred qualifications:
- At least one year of clinical experience as a radiologic technologist
- Basic life support (BLS) certification
- Experience working in a similar setting
- IV contrast injection certification