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The Radiologic Technologist must have
sufficient strength, motor coordination, and manual dexterity to:
- Transport, move, lift, and
transfer patients from a wheelchair or cart to an x-ray table or
to a patient bed.
- Move, adjust, and manipulate a
variety of radiographic equipment, including the physical
transportation of mobile radiographic machines, in order to
arrange and align the equipment with respect to the patient and
the image receptor according to established procedure and
standards of speed and accuracy.
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The Radiologic Technologist must be
capable of:
- Handling stressful
situations related to technical and procedural standards and
patient care situations.
- Providing physical and
emotional support to the patient during the radiographic
procedures, being able to respond to situations requiring
first aid and providing emergency care to the patient in the
absence of, or until the physician arrives.
- Communicating verbally in an
effective manner in order to direct patients during
radiographic examinations.
- Reading and interpreting
patient charts and requisitions for radiographic
examinations.
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The Radiologic Technologist must have the mental and
intellectual capacity to:
- Calculate and select proper technical exposure factors
according to the individual needs of the patient and the
requirements of the procedure’s standards of speed and
accuracy.
- Review and evaluate the recorded images on radiographs
for the purpose of identifying proper patient positioning,
accurate procedural sequencing, proper radiographic
exposure, and other appropriate and pertinent technical
qualities.
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