If you are hesitant about becoming a Diagnostic imaging technologist, this article will help you make your decision. This article will inform you about the tasks, the pay, the benefits, the dangers, and of course how to become a Diagnostic imaging technologist.
As a Diagnostic imaging technologist you have to be able to carry out technical tasks, communicate with colleagues, respect safety regulations, make judicious use of radiation, and be a good team player. In addition to these characteristics, you must also be able to handle stress and always be concerned with putting patients first.
In general, Diagnostic imaging technologists have to produce high quality images of the human body, have analytical and critical thinking skills, provide care to patients, work alongside physicians and assist them with complex interventional procedures. All of that while employing safe work habits.
Diagnostic imaging technologists perform all tasks related to radiological examinations of the body’s anatomical systems for patients of all ages. It could be a regular X-Ray, or angiography, ultrasound, CT scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
They usually work in hospitals or in private clinics and CLSC's offering radiology services. For the hospitals, they might work in a radiology department, at patients’ bedsides, in the emergency room or in operating rooms
To become a Diagnostic Imaging technologist you have to not only have a DEC in Diagnostic Imaging, but also pass the certification exam of l'Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec (OTIMROEPMQ)
The average Diagnostic Imaging technologist gross salary in Canada is $52,500 or an equivalent hourly rate of $26.48
No additional training is needed to become a Diagnostic Imaging technologist. Some decide to further pursue their studies to become a PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) administrator, a medical researcher, or a teacher for example.
As a Diagnostic Imaging technologist you will constantly be working around X-Rays. Those can be very dangerous in the long-term if exposed. That it is why they have to make sure to protect themselves and others.
I do not think Diagnostic Imaging technologists will ever be replace by robots because they are needed to make sure everything is under control. To be able to have a beautiful image of the patients body, a technologist is indispensable because they have to guide the patients and make sure they are feeling good and comfortable. Robots can not replace them... maybe in a thousand years.
In Canada, the retirement age for any job is 65 years old
I am currently two years into my Diagnostic Imaging DEC and next semester I will begin my internship. I cannot wait to become a Diagnostic Imaging technologist to be able to do my part at helping patients recuperate.
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