Radiologist

Description

Diagnoses, monitors and treats injuries and illnesses using various medical imaging techniques, such as X-ray, angiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine and bone densitometry.

Description

This unit group covers Medical Practitioners not elsewhere classified. It includes Dermatologists, Emergency Medicine Specialists, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Ophthalmologists, Pathologists, Radiation Oncologists and Radiologists.

Tasks include

• Performs and interprets diagnostic imaging to identify, monitor and treat diseases, illnesses, injuries and disorders
• Prepares comprehensive reports, documenting medical image analyses and diagnoses
• Consults with referring physicians and other health practitioners to discuss patient diagnoses and treatment plans
• Monitors patients during and after medical imaging procedures to ensure their safety and comfort
• Supervises and directs medical imaging and radiology technologists to ensure medical imaging is performed correctly and safely
• Performs minimally invasive procedures such as biopsies and stent placements