Radiologic Technician Interview
On May 31, 2018, I interviewed Skylene Brady. Skylene is a Radiologic Technician and a Medical Assistant. She graduated high school from Sussex Central and went on to Delaware Tech. At Delaware Tech, she finished the Radiologic Technology program. After college, she went to work in an orthopedic office. After a few months she switched to Premier Orthopedic Bone & Joint Care. She has been a Radiologic Technician/Medical Assistant for two years. In the interview, we talked about her job duties, communication, advantages, appeals or concerns, and the innovation throughout the radiology field.
Job Duties
One main aspect of the job is to positioning the patient for the x-ray. No matter where the possible break is,…show more content… Working quickly and efficiently helps keep the pain level of the patient low, especially since most x-ray tables are unpleasant. As a Radiologic Technician and a Medical Assistant there are multiple tasks that have to be done. Some of the tasks are general office work, such as stocking rooms, starting up or shutting down x-ray machines. Other tasks that are more medically involved include: taking vitals from patients, ordering and taking x-rays, and preparing injections.
Communication
Communication is key in almost any type of job in medicine. Both oral and written communication are vital parts of the job. Written communication is mostly in a patient’s chart or emails from other medical offices. Oral communication is mainly between with the patients and coworkers. The majority of her day…show more content… Because there are various treatments, there are different jobs throughout field. There are also different types of work environments like offices or hospitals. Skylene works in an office, so it allows her to be more versatile and be more involved with each patient. She sees the patient when they are in excruciating pain as they first come in, sometimes struggling to even walk. Then, she is able to take the proper x-ray and see how severe their condition is. Especially the hip or knee replacements cases because some patients may wait awhile before they are approved for surgery. She can hear their stories and interact with them at each visit. As she started her job, she was surprised to see the amount of trauma patients that had to be treated. She was not much of a fan of blood or needles, but she quickly got over the fear of them both as she saw trauma cases were going to be a daily
