Lead radiologic technologist vs x-ray technician

Differences between lead radiologic technologist and x-ray technician duties and responsibilities

Lead radiologic technologist example responsibilities.

• Initiate, achieve and comply with ACR accreditation standards.
• Develop and manage resources to include payroll, non-payroll, and capital equipment budgets as well as space requirements.
• Manage ACR accreditation compliance process.
• Full range of supervisor duties including payroll, performance evaluations, budgetary oversight, new staff orientation and training.
• Experience using PACS, digital radiology equipment, digital mammography equipment and electronic medical records.
• Perform radiation safety for patients and assure radiation safety for personnel during procedure by maintaining radiation dosages as low as possible.
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X-ray technician example responsibilities.

• Manage day-to-day operation of PACS equipment including image archiving.
• Train personnel in triage, first aid, and CPR.
• Put patients into rooms, pull charts, and learned EMR as the office transition to electronic records.
• Input patient information in to the EMR, room patients, assist the doctor in all in office procedures.
• Provide mobile x-rays and EKG's for nursing homes, state hospital, and patients unable to leave their homes.
• Produce quality images using c-arm during surgical procedures.
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