Imaging Student

Job Description

Under the guidance and direction of a licensed technologist, assists with all imaging duties except for administering radiation.

• Processes imaging exams including evaluating film for technical quality.
• Transports patient to radiology departments, prepares and maintains room.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Checks equipment, supplies, and accessories on a regular basis.
• Maintains radiology equipment in efficient operating order, performs preventive maintenance on a regularly scheduled basis, contacts outside service for major malfunctions.
• Maintains clean and orderly work areas. Request and order supplies as necessary to always keep materials on hand.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Prepares written documentation as required, such as evaluation results, individualized treatment plans, progress reports, etc. Attends meetings as required.
• Understands scope of limitations.
• Requests supervisory assistance when appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
• Prolonged periods of standing, walking, or sitting while on duty.
• Lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 50 pounds with or without assistance.
• Transferring, repositioning patients. Reaching, stooping, bending, kneeing, and crouching for patient care functions.
• Visual and auditory acuity and manual dexterity essential to performing designated duties required.
• Optimal auditory acuity required. Manual dexterity involving the handling of equipment and instruments or needles is essential to performing assigned duties.
• Ability to perform effectively in a stressful and fast--paced environment.
• Ability to pass required health and other screening tests.
• Physical conditions are clean, neat and well lit.
• Maybe subject to unpleasant sights and odors, stressful situations, and hazardous or infectious agents where judgement as to precautions need to be taken is essential.
• Climate control and ambient temperature variances maybe experienced.
• Exposure to limited amounts of hazardous chemicals or substances and infectious disease processes are a possibility.
• Hours of duty maybe irregular or unexpectedly extended due to emergency circumstances.
• Direct contact with blood or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply.
• Personal protective equipment is made available and must be worn.

• Must be currently enrolled in a radiologic program.