Hospital Practice 2
2 . Specialties in a (Teaching) Hospital
3 . Hospital Workforce & Administration
4. Responsibilities of the Radiographers
Types of Specialties
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General medicine
Surgery
Cardiology/Cardio-thoracic
Surgery
Neurology/Neurosurgery
Obstetrics
Gyneacalogy
Opthalmology
ENT
Paediatrics
Radiology
Pathology
Histology
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Endocrinology
Orthopaedics
Dentistry
Psychology/Psychiatry
Gastro-enterology
Urology/Genito-Urinary
Surgery
Haematology
Dermatology
Oncology
Radiotherapy
National Hospital Workforce
Director
Deputy Director
Medical
Consultants
Deputy Director
(AS)
Medical Staff
Administrative
staff
Others
Clerical Staff
Supporting staff
Nursing Staff
Paramedical Staff
Supporting Staff
(Minor staff)
Supporting Staff
(Minor staff)
Categories of Medical Staff
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Physician
Surgeon
Anaesthetist
Radiologist
Pathologist
Paediatrist
Rheumatologist
Ophthalmologist
Psychiatrist
Dermatologist
Endocrinologist
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Gynaecologist
Obstetrician
Neurologist
Gastroenterologist
Urologist
Pathologist
ENT specialist
Radiotherapist
Oncologist
Categories of Paramedical Staff
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Radiographers
(Diagnostic/Therapeutic)
– Radiological
Technologists
Physiotherapist
Occupational Therapist
Medical Laboratory
Technologists
Pharmacists
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Ophthalmic technicians
Electro
Encephalographic
Technicians (EEG)
Electro Cardiographic
Technicians –
Cardiographers (ECG)
Dental Technicians
Dispensers
Midwives
Administrative Staff
Director
Deputy Director
Chief
Accountant
Hospital
Secretary
Chief
Administrative
Officer
AO 1
AO 3
Accountant 1
AO 2
Accountant 3
Shroffs
Clerical staff
Accountant 2
Clerical Staff (Health Management
Assistants)
CAO
AO
Chief Clerk
Section head clerk
Personnel management
Section head
General administration
Section head
Salaries
Section head
supplies
Clerks
Clerks
Clerks
Supporting (Minor Staff)
AO
Head Overseer
Attendants
Overseer
Section A
Overseer
Section B
Sanitary staff
Porters
Overseer
Section C
Medical Staff
Director
Deputy Director
Consultant
Registrar
SHO
HO
HO
Nursing Staff
Director
Deputy Director
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
Nursing Officer 1
Nursing Officer 2
Nursing Officer 3
Sister 1
Sister 2
Senior Nurses
Junior Nurses
Student Nurses
Para Medical Staff (e.g Radiographers)
Director
Consultant Radiologist In
Charge
Registrar
Consultant Radiologists
Radiology Trainees
Principal School of
Radiography
Tutors
Students
Superintendent Radiographer
(Special grade)
Section heads
Senior radiographers
Junior Radiographers
Divisions in Radiology/Medical
Diagnostic Imaging
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General Radiography
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Plane radiography
Tomography
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Fluoroscopy
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Conventional
Digital
Contrast Radiography
CT scanning
MRI
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Nuclear
Imaging/Medicine
Ultrasound Scanning
Computerized
Radiography
Digital Radiography
Interventional Radiology
Radiotherapy Techniques &
Instrumentation
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Brachytherapy
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Radioisotopes
Radiopharmaceuticals
Teletherapy
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Cobolt Therapy
Megavoltage X-ray
therapy
Linear Accelerators
CT Simulation
Moulding /Masking
PETCT
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Chemotherapy - Non
Radiation Technique
Responsibilities of
Radiographers/RTs
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To be an effective member of the Team of
Health-care Professionals who work in consort
to maximize patient wellness
Responsibilities towards the
Department/Institution
Responsibilities towards the patient
Responsibility As a member of the
Health care team
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The Radiographer is governed by a Code of
Ethics and Principles of Professional Conduct
(Note :- To be discuss in detail later)
Responsibilities towards the
Department/Institution
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As a government servant, to work according to
the rules and guidelines as given in the
Establishment Code and the Financial
Regulations.
If in a private hospital to follow their rules and
regulations
To carryout the duties as laid down in the ‘Duty
List’ of Radiographers
Responsibilities towards the patient
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To protect the patient’s rights
To provide appropriate patient care when
he/she is in the imaging/treatment department
or undergoing a diagnostic/therapeutic
procedure.
To provide adequate patient protection from
unnecessary radiation or any other sort of
hazard when he/she is in RT’s care.
En of Lesson 2