Radiologic Tech Job Description
Radiologic tech
provides radiation protection to patients in accordance with prescribed radiation safety standards; uses collimation, patient radiation protection, and immobilization.
Radiologic Tech Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective radiologic tech job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included radiologic tech job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Maintains knowledge of and observes universal precautions
Transports, lifts, moves, and positions patients as needed to properly and safely complete Radiographs, to assist others to and from, within the department or to assist patient movement
Performs direct patient care duties, within technologist’s scope of practice, including assisting Radiologist in fluoroscopic and special procedures
Understands the Computerized Physician Order Entry process and proficiently uses the electronic medical records for retrieval of patient information
Performs equipment quality control as needed, usually several times weekly
Must be able to use computer system for data entry and retrieval
Patient care skills to care for Infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient populations
Must be able to independently perform radiographic procedures to departmental standards
Must be a graduate of an A.R.R.T
Can perform basic radiologic and fluoroscopic procedures to include upper GI Series, Barium
Radiologic Tech Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Radiologic Tech
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ARRT, CPR, ACLS, GOLD, CRT, AHA, MA, HCP, CT
Education for Radiologic Tech
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the radiologic tech job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Education, Radiology, Radiologic Technology, Technology, Radiography, Technical, Graduate, Associates, Department of Education, Patient Care
Skills for Radiologic Tech
Desired skills for radiologic tech include:
Applicable exposure factors to minimize radiation to patients and staff
Radiological computerized systems and applications
Contrast media injections and reactions
Human anatomy
Observes universal precautions
Radiologic equipment
Anatomy
Her age-specific needs
Radiation protection and physics
Radiographic positioning
Desired experience for radiologic tech includes:
Can perform portable exams
Can operate all radiographic rooms
Can work with minimal assistance in ER and Main Radiology
Is able to teach and assist others
Can perform specialized fluoroscopic procedures in the Radiology Department to include myelograms, arthrograms, lumbar punctures, hysterosalpinograms, nerve blocks, epidural steroid injections and discograms and can perform limited exams in surgery to include retrograde pyelograms, spinal laminectomies and intraoperative cholangiograms
Patients First/Service Management/Standards of Excellence
Radiologic Tech Examples
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Radiologic Tech Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a radiologic tech. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for radiologic tech
- Cooperation, collaboration, diversity and teamwork
- Works in conjunction with other departments
- Department Press Ganey Scores are achieved
- Cost reduction, expense management and effective use of supplies
- Reports any equipment malfunctions and discontinues use before the problem leads to a more costly repair
- Performance Improvement/Accountability
- Proficiently performs technical imaging procedures safely and in accordance with FHT standards of care, selecting proper technical factors and proper patient position
- Ability to learn and use radiology software packages such as Cerner, Radworks, PACS, (Preferred)
- Clean and disinfect examination rooms
- Represents After Hours Pediatrics by displaying a respectful and caring manner wfor pediatric patients and their families
Qualifications for radiologic tech
- When available, clean and disinfect examination rooms
- Prepares patient for radiographic and CT procedures by accurately assessing patient's needs and providing patient education
- Graduate of JRCERT approved Radiography program
- Maintains all the essential job functions of the Diagnostic Technologist
- Assists licensed practitioner with fluoroscopic and specialized Interventional radiography procedures
- Provides practical instruction for students and/or other healthcare professionals
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of radiologic tech. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for radiologic tech
- Communicates with internal and external customers, responding effectively to questions, issues, or problems
- Demonstrates commitment of personal and professional development, and pursues appropriate continuing education
- Enforces medical center and radiology safety regulations
- Positions patient to best demonstrate anatomic area of interest, respecting patient’s ability and comfort
- Immobilizes patient as required for appropriate examination
- Applies principles of radiation protection to minimize exposure to patient, self and other
- Evaluates radiographs or images for technical quality, assuring proper identification is recorded
- Assumes responsibility for provision of physical and psychological needs of patients during procedures
- Initiates basic life support action when necessary, and exhibits knowledge and skills for monitoring patient vital signs and assessment, knowing when to notify Radiology Nurse or Radiologist of patient condition or need to initiate Code Blue
- Determines radiographic imaging technique and exposure factors
Qualifications for radiologic tech
- Maintains archival storage of digitized data as appropriate
- Collaborates with Radiology Director and team Leaders to review/discuss pertinent issues and strategy regarding staffing, patient care, equipment, and supplies, policies and procedures
- Evaluates images for technical quality, manipulates display parameters, and provides hard copy records, assuring proper identification is recorded as specified by imaging procedure
- Kansas Licensed Radiologic Technologist (LRT)
- Registered Radiologic Technologist (ARRT)
- Patient Care.Perform radiography of patients in all assigned areas
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a radiologic tech. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for radiologic tech
- Individuals must possess this knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and to demonstrate that s/he can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation using some other combination of skills and abilities
- Performs radiographic procedures and related techniques, producing images for the interpretation at the request of a licensed Radiologist
- Exercises professional judgment in performance of service and maintains a demeanor complementary to medical ethics
- Provides appropriate patient care and recognizes patient conditions essential for successful completion of procedures
- Performs non-interpretive fluoroscopic procedures as appropriate (i.e., ERCP, OR procedures, patient status check, foreign body/metal check)
- Initiates basic life support action when necessary and exhibits knowledge and skills for monitoring patient vital signs and assessment, knowing when to notify a radiology nurse or radiologist of patient condition or need to initiate Code Blue
- Effectively implements assigned projects and responsibilities
- National Registry – ARRT must be obtained within 1 year of employment
- Kansas LRT License after obtaining ARRT Certification
- Performs CT and X-ray procedures as ordered achieving a high level of quality
Qualifications for radiologic tech
- Registered with the Texas Board/NCT Registry
- Federal Breath Alcohol Certification a plus
- Federal Drug Screen Certification a plus
- Minimum of 1 year cardiac cath or Interventional Radiology lab experience
- Graduate from an AMA approved education program in Radiologic Technology
- If candidate is from out of state, CA Cert Rad Tech for Fluoroscopy must be obtained within 6 months of hire
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of radiologic tech. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for radiologic tech
- With the faculty, ensure that students are prepared academically, technically, and professionally for the externship
- With the Career Services department, identify new externship sites, visit and evaluate new sites and site supervisors for suitability as a site, conduct externship orientation workshops to prepare students for the externship, assign students to externship sites, and ensure all students report to their site assignment within 8 school days of the conclusion of their last campus course
- Ensure all externship sites have completed and signed an externship affiliation agreement and have received copies of needed documents such as weekly timesheets, weekly and final performance evaluation forms
- Serve as the college's liaison with externship sites
- Ensure all students are cleared and qualified for externship prior to starting the externship course
- Visit all current externship sites as often as possible, but minimally once per quarter, to monitor and assess student progress
- Communicate regularly with the site supervisors regarding student performance, skills, behavior, attitude, attendance, With the site supervisor, perform a final performance evaluation on each externship student and issue a final course grade
- On a weekly basis collect, monitor, and record weekly time sheets and weekly performance evaluations
- Regularly update the Program Director and Dean on student progress
- Prepare and provide a course syllabus to all externship students
Qualifications for radiologic tech
- ARRT or 15 Years experience
- Enforce and adhere to school policies and procedures and keep accurate chronological records of student advising and behavioral incidents
- Maintain budgeted retention levels for students participating in the externship course
- Attend faculty meetings, in-service programs, as scheduled
- Overtime, as required by supervisor, may include evenings, weekends, or holidays
- Perform other duties as required to maintain a quality externship course and program
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of radiologic tech. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for radiologic tech
- The employee will demonstrate a professional approach in their work, with emphasis on patient care and in their technical abilities to complete the requested exams promptly, while still maintaining patient safety
- Handles day-to-day technical operations of the radiology surgery area
- Ensures that all surgical areas are adequately staffed, including off-duty, call situations
- Provides healthcare services, including applying x-ray energy, to assist in diagnosis or treatment, in sterile aseptic working conditions
- Performs radiographic procedures and related techniques, producing images for the interpretation by or at the request of a licensed practitioner (Radiologist/Surgeon)
- Provides appropriate patient care and recognizes patient conditions essential for successful completion of procedure
- BCLS obtained through the American Heart Association with 6 months active upon hire
- Portables, OR, General X-Ray in the ED
- Days, evenings and possibly overnight shift with some call
- Checks for accuracy of ordered exams by comparing to written physician order
Qualifications for radiologic tech
- Actively seek out opportunities to grow professionally
- Maintain current knowledge of industry trends and certification, state and federal guidelines related to the program
- Be available to participate in curriculum development and revision projects, as needed
- Represent college with professionalism at all times
- Maintain a welcoming externship course atmosphere to prospective students
- Understanding of educational environments including needs of adult learners