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Radiologic Technologists
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Radiologic Technologists
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Take x-rays and Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT or CT) scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's blood stream for diagnostic purposes. Includes technologists who specialize in other modalities, such as computed tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance.
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Abilities
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Interests
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $50,390.00 |
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| North Carolina | $45,080.00 |
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| South Carolina | $42,810.00 |
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Related Careers
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Cardiovascular Technologists & Technicians| | Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary-functions, lung capacity, and similar tests. |
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Dental Assistants| | Assist dentist, set up patient and equipment, and keep records. |
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Dental Hygienists| | Clean teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. May educate patients on oral hygiene, take and develop X-rays, or apply fluoride or sealants. |
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Nuclear Medicine Technologists| | Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies utilizing a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques. |
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Prosthodontists| | Construct oral prostheses to replace missing teeth and other oral structures to correct natural and acquired deformation of mouth and jaws, to restore and maintain oral function, such as chewing and speaking, and to improve appearance. |
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Radiation Therapists| | Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization. |
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Radiologic Technicians| | Maintain and use equipment and supplies necessary to demonstrate portions the human body on x-ray film or fluoroscopic screen for diagnostic purposes. |
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Respiratory Therapists| | Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment. |
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Skills
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Tasks
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| Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes. |
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| Use radiation safety measures and protection devices to comply with government regulations and to ensure safety of patients and staff. |
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| Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan. |
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| Operate or oversee operation of radiologic and magnetic imaging equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes. |
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| Position and immobilize patient on examining table. |
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| Position imaging equipment and adjust controls to set exposure time and distance, according to specification of examination. |
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| Key commands and data into computer to document and specify scan sequences, adjust transmitters and receivers, or photograph certain images. |
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| Monitor patients' conditions and reactions, reporting abnormal signs to physician. |
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| Monitor video display of area being scanned and adjust density or contrast to improve picture quality. |
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| Prepare and administer oral or injected contrast media to patients. |
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| Set up examination rooms, ensuring that all necessary equipment is ready. |
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| Take thorough and accurate patient medical histories. |
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| Remove and process film. |
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| Move ultrasound scanner over patient's body and watch pattern produced on video screen. |
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| Record, process and maintain patient data and treatment records, and prepare reports. |
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| Measure thickness of section to be radiographed, using instruments similar to measuring tapes. |
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| Coordinate work with clerical personnel or other technologists. |
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| Operate fluoroscope to aid physician to view and guide wire or catheter through blood vessels to area of interest. |
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| Demonstrate new equipment, procedures, and techniques to staff, and provide technical assistance. |
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| Assign duties to radiologic staff to maintain patient flows and achieve production goals. |
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| Collaborate with other medical team members, such as physicians and nurses, to conduct angiography or special vascular procedures. |
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| Provide assistance in dressing or changing seriously ill, injured, or disabled patients. |
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| Perform administrative duties such as developing departmental operating budget, coordinating purchases of supplies and equipment and preparing work schedules. |
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| Perform scheduled maintenance and minor emergency repairs on radiographic equipment. |
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Tools
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| Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles |
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| Automated defibrillators |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM standard system equipment |
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| Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM system equipment |
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| Electrocardiography EKG units |
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| Electronic blood pressure units |
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| Enema kits or accessories |
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| Enema equipment |
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| Hypodermic needles |
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| Intramuscular needles |
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| Subcutaneous needles |
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| Venipuncture needles |
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| Intravenous or arterial extension tubing |
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| Intravenous IV tubing |
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| Intravenous or arterial tubing adapters or connectors or locks or caps or protectors |
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| Intravenous IV locks |
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| Magnetic tape recorders |
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| Medical c arm x ray units |
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| Mobile image amplifier C-arms |
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| Medical cine fluoroscopy equipment |
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| Fluoroscopes |
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| Medical computed tomography CT or CAT 3 dimensional system components |
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| Computed tomography CT audio and visual intercommunication systems |
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| Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes |
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| Computed tomography CT scanners |
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| Positron emission tomography/computed tomography PET/CT scanners |
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| Medical imaging contrast agent injectors or accessories |
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| Power injectors |
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| Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI 3 dimensional system components |
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| Magnetic resonance imaging MRI audio and visual intercommunication systems |
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| Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners |
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| Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment |
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| Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS |
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| Image capturing and transmission systems |
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| Medical radiation films or badges |
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| Radiation measurement badges |
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| Medical radiographic equipment grids |
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| Grids |
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| Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use |
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| Compression bands |
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| Cushions |
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| Patient immobilizing devices |
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| Sandbags |
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| Straps |
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| Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes |
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| Radiation protection devices |
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| Medical syringes without needles |
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| Intravenous IV syringes |
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| Syringes |
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| Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use |
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| Diagnostic ultrasound equipment |
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| Portable ultrasound scanners |
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| Medical x ray apparatus filters |
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| Filters |
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| X ray beam restriction devices |
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| Medical x ray darkroom equipment or supplies |
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| Automatic x ray film processors |
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| Film processing equipment |
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| Portable film processors |
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| Self-contained film processors |
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| Tabletop film processors |
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| Medical x ray film archiving system software |
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| Image storage systems |
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| Picture archiving and communication systems PACS |
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| Scan converters |
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| Medical x ray film or cassettes for general use |
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| Film cassettes |
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| Medical x ray intensifying screens |
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| Intensifying screens |
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| X ray image intensifier television systems |
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| X ray imaging charge-coupled device CCD cameras |
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| Medical x ray quality assurance or calibration devices |
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| Calipers |
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| Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use |
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| Portable x ray machines |
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| X ray machines |
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| Mercury blood pressure units |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies |
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| Oxygen equipment |
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| Peripheral intravenous catheters for general use |
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| Over-the-needle intravenous IV catheters |
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| Personal computers |
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| Radiographic film or cassette changers |
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| Rapid film changers |
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| Tablet computers |
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| Tourniquets |
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| Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers |
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| Vacutainer tubes |
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| X ray bone densitometers |
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| Bone densitometers |
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| Digital transmission densitometers |
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| Portable densitometers |
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| X ray diffraction equipment |
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| Collimators |
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Technology
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| Accounting software |
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| Electronic medical record EMR software (accounting feature) |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Electronic medical record EMR software (database management system feature) |
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| Structured data entry software |
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| Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
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| Practice management software |
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| Medical software |
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| Diagnostic image review software |
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| Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM software/modality management software |
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| Film processor tracking and management software |
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| Information management subsystem software |
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| Information systems integration software |
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| Internet or intranet image distribution software |
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| Virtual reality computed tomography CT imaging software |
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Career Activities
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| Assisting and Caring for Others |
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| administer injections |
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| administer radioactive isotopes |
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| position patient for therapy |
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| prepare patients for tests, therapy, or treatments |
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| take vital signs |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| follow clinical radiation safety procedures |
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| follow dental or medical office procedures |
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| follow dental or medical x-ray procedures |
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| follow infectious materials procedures |
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| follow patient observation procedures |
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| use darkroom procedures in radiology or medical or dental lab setting |
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| use hazardous materials information |
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| use interpersonal communication techniques |
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| use knowledge of medical terminology |
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| use quality assurance techniques |
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| use sanitation practices in health care settings |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| identify body response variations |
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| understand technical operating, service or repair manuals |
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| Performing General Physical Activities |
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| lift or transport ill or injured patients |
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| Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings |
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| observe patient condition |
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| Getting Information |
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