X-Ray Technologist

Description:
Radiology technologists ensure a patient's diagnostic X-rays are performed correctly. They assist doctors by preparing a patient for the exam, explaining the exam procedure to the patient, and positioning the patient correctly so that the body can be appropriately radiographed.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Translates examination into layman terms based on professional knowledge to relieve patient of pre-testing anxiety.
• Performs various x-ray exams according to established standards, procedures, and procedures of the division.
• Positions patient for taking of radiographs according to the departmental standard operating procedures.
• Recognizes and promptly reports patients motor abnormalities, including, fainting, discoloration, contrast reactions etc., to the Radiologist.
• Operates equipment for transferring computed images to film and archival of disc memory to tape.
• Utilizes film markers a...