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Radiologists

SOC 29-1069.10

Examine and diagnose disorders and diseases using x-rays and radioactive materials. May treat patients.

Zone 5 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Writing

4.2

Reading Comprehension

4.1

Active Listening

4.1

Critical Thinking

4.1

Speaking

4.0

Judgment and Decision Making

4.0

Monitoring

3.9

Complex Problem Solving

3.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Medicine and Dentistry

4.8

Biology

4.2

English Language

4.1

Education and Training

3.8

Physics

3.7

Computers and Electronics

3.6

Customer and Personal Service

3.5

Public Safety and Security

3.2

Key Tasks

1Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.

2Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.

3Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.

4Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.

5Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.

Also Known As

Attending Physician Attending Radiologist Diagnostic Radiologist Diagnostic Radiologist, Active Staff Physician at Community Hospital Interventional Neuroradiologist Interventional Radiologist Neuroradiologist Nuclear Radiologist Pediatric Radiologist Physician