Radiologic Technologists
Take x rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's blood stream for diagnostic purposes. Includes technologists who specialize in other scanning modalities.
Also called: Mammographer, Radiologic Technologist (RT), Radiological Technologist, X-Ray Technologist (X-Ray Tech)
Knowledge:
- customer service
- administrative services
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- keep your arm or hand steady
- put together small parts with your fingers
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Concern for Others
Technology:
- Medical condition coding software
- MEDITECH software
Categorization or classification software
- Diagnostic and procedural coding software
Education:
certificate after high school
