Receives referrals to perform medical imaging; determines appropriate equipment to use, and selects appropriate equipment settings to provide the diagnostic information requested by medical practitioners; calculates details of procedures such as length and intensity of exposure and settings of recording equipment; explains procedures to patients and answers their queries about processes; ensures patient’s welfare during procedures; positions patients, screens and equipment preparatory to procedures; decides if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes and selects images to show medical practitioners; conveys findings of procedures to medical practitioners.

• Works indoors in medical imaging departments connected to public and private healthcare facilities.
• Usually works in adequately heated and ventilated spaces. Required to follow health and safety procedures, and wear appropriate protective clothing.

• The physical demand is sedentary to medium.
• Standing and walking is frequent within the clinic, when organising materials and equipment, when tending to patients, and when preparing ultrasound equipment.
• Sitting at an office desk or computer, if used for record-keeping, may be frequent. Squatting, crouching and kneeling is not likely to be a significant component of this job.
• Stretching and reaching across is likely to be occasional when setting up or adjusting equipment or when assisting patient into place.
• Bending is likely to be occasional when adjusting equipment. Lifting, carrying and holding is likely to be on a frequent basis when using medical imaging equipment. Technically advanced equipment will be operated from a computer screen and control panel.
• Twisting of the body or neck is not likely to be a significant component.
• Contact with skin irritants or water is not likely to be a significant component.
• Repetitive movements are likely to be necessary on an occasional to frequent basis when using a keyboard to type.
• Driving of vehicles is not a significant requirement.
• Use of equipment will include electronic imaging, computers, x-ray development, chemicals and light screens for viewing x-ray images. Also office and record-keeping equipment is used.
• Mental skills necessary include technical problem solving, interpretation, computing, organisation and communication.

A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.