Radiographer
Radiographer
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Job Description
Radiographers use a range of technologies to examine, treat and care for patients. They work in the fields of Medical Imaging, Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine and apply ionising radiation, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and radioactive sources..
Top 23 specific things you need to know
As a Radiographer, you will need to master following:
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply radiological health sciences
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- contribute to continuity of health care
- determine imaging techniques to be performed
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- evidence-based radiography practice
- healthcare data systems
- interact with healthcare suppliers
- interpret requests for imaging examinations
- maintain imaging equipment
- manage radiology information system
- medical contrast agents
- medical oncology
- operate medical imaging equipment
- pharmaceutical products
- post-process medical images
- prepare patients for imaging procedures
- promote inclusion
- radiobiology
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Top 28 general things you need to know
More generally, a radiographer is also versed in:
- apply organisational techniques
- apply radiation protection procedures
- calculate exposure to radiation
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- deal with emergency care situations
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- first aid
- follow clinical guidelines
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- human anatomy
- hygiene in a health care setting
- interact with healthcare users
- listen actively
- manage healthcare users' data
- medical terminology
- paediatrics
- pathology
- provide health education
- provide information
- provide psychological support to patients
- psychology
- radiation physics in healthcare
- radiation protection
- respond to changing situations in health care
- scientific research methodology
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent radiographer
It also helps to know the following:
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- development trends in radiography
- identify progression of disease
- interpret medical images
- interpret radiology examinations
- perform clinical research in radiography
- perform lectures
- conduct health related research
- educate on the prevention of illness
- epidemiology
- human physiology
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- orthopaedics
- pedagogy
- pharmacology
- prepare lesson content
- use foreign languages for health-related research
- use foreign languages in patient care
Top employers for this job
Radiographer (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
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- Ui designer,
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