How to hire radiologic technologists and technicians
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[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Complete quality control activities, monitor equipment operation, and report malfunctioning equipment to supervisor. • Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan. • Perform procedures, such as linear tomography, mammography, sonograms, joint and cyst aspirations, routine contrast studies, routine fluoroscopy, or examinations of the head, trunk, or extremities under supervision of physician. • Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician. • Prepare contrast material, radiopharmaceuticals, or anesthetic or antispasmodic drugs under the direction of a radiologist. • Process exposed radiographs using film processors or computer generated methods. • Record, process, and maintain patient data or treatment records and prepare reports. • Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Associate's degree] • Strong active listening, reading comprehension, speaking, critical thinking, monitoring and writing skills • Working knowledge of English Language, medicine and dentistry, customer and personal service and biology • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $38.52 an hour ($80,110 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for radiologic technologists and technicians
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to complete quality control activities, monitor equipment operation, and report malfunctioning equipment to supervisor. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to perform procedures, such as linear tomography, mammography, sonograms, joint and cyst aspirations, routine contrast studies, routine fluoroscopy, or examinations of the head, trunk, or extremities under supervision of physician. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What radiologic technologists and technicians do
- Complete quality control activities, monitor equipment operation, and report malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.
- Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan.
- Perform procedures, such as linear tomography, mammography, sonograms, joint and cyst aspirations, routine contrast studies, routine fluoroscopy, or examinations of the head, trunk, or extremities under supervision of physician.
- Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician.
- Prepare contrast material, radiopharmaceuticals, or anesthetic or antispasmodic drugs under the direction of a radiologist.
- Process exposed radiographs using film processors or computer generated methods.
- Record, process, and maintain patient data or treatment records and prepare reports.
- Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for radiologic technologists and technicians
- Typical education to start: Associate's degree (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 6 months to 1 year (O*NET)
- Job outlook: +5% over ten years, faster than average · about 13,000 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay radiologic technologists and technicians
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| California | $121,260 |
| Massachusetts | $103,620 |
| District of Columbia | $102,770 |
| Oregon | $102,290 |
| Washington | $102,090 |
| Arkansas | $63,640 |
| Alabama | $60,700 |
| Mississippi | $59,300 |
See radiologic technologists and technicians pay in every state
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