The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has a great opportunity for a Registered Technologist to bring their expertise beyond the care setting and help shape the future of credentialing in medical imaging and radiation therapy as an Assessment Development Coordinator!
In this hybrid role, with regular on-site requirements at our St. Paul office, you'll help develop certification examinations that support excellence in radiologic practice and patient care. Using your clinical knowledge and project leadership skills, you'll help ensure ARRT's assessments accurately measure the competencies essential to safe and effective practice.
As an Assessment Development Coordinator, you will:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Exam Content and Eligibility Materials
Participate in and oversee periodic (~5 years) practice analysis projects for assigned disciplines, including committee selection, meeting facilitation, survey development, data analysis, and report writing
Review and update task inventory, content specifications, and clinical requirements with committees of subject matter experts
Ensure the accuracy of published task inventory, content specifications, and clinical requirements
Review and approve sections of certification handbooks and other written materials pertaining to assigned disciplines
Examination and Exam Item Security
Shred documents containing items and confidential information according to retention policy
Ensure all item writers and committee members have signed contracts while working with ARRT
Work with the Assessment Security Team (AST) to document and research possible exam security cases
Compare potential security risks to ARRT examinations or exam items
Communicate if items have been exposed to Executive Leadership to determine if they should be removed from the item bank
Take appropriate action if the AST identifies potential copyright infringement or exam subversion
Use secure and tracked delivery methods when sending items outside the ARRT
Remain vigilant when processes are changed and consider potential security concerns associated with new initiatives
Examination Committees
Collaborate with department staff to identify and recruit potential consultants for committee appointments
Monitor committee rotation schedule and identify possible replacement appointments prior to Board of Trustee meetings
Assemble draft examination forms
Review exams and comment on items prior to meeting in accordance with psychometric and editorial guidelines
Plan activities and organize materials for committee meetings
Facilitate committee meeting activities and hospitality (evening and/or weekend hours, as needed)
Monitor exam development and item banking activities following meetings
Examination Scoring and Reporting
Review item statistics and examinee comments for assigned disciplines to ensure item keys and exam
Item Development
Monitor item bank and item banking activities (item codes, illustrations, item comments)
Determine item and image needs; prepare reports outlining the number of items and images, and resource requirements
Collaborate with department staff to recruit item writers
Conduct or assist with item writer training
Work with department staff to ensure that item writers have received their scheduled compensation
Facilitate individual and group item review by subject matter experts
Proofread and edit all approved items before use on an exam
Production of Examination Materials
Oversee preparation of exam forms
Proofread drafts of exam forms for grammar, syntax, and image rendering
Review forms for item overlap and cluing
Proofread and review forms for non-assigned disciplines
Review final draft of forms in vendor software
Review forms at the testing center prior to examinees seeing the form
Continuous Quality Improvement
Watch for opportunities to improve processes
Communicate potential opportunities for improvement to team members
Collaborate with team members to determine what changes are appropriate
Participate in the execution and/or evaluation of the improved process
Miscellaneous
Write, review, or edit other ARRT documents as requested, including website material
Assist with or prepare memos and reports for the Board of Trustees
Assist with standard setting meetings, including committee selection
Support organizational priorities through active participation in ARRT Projects as assigned.
Proactively manage and deliver assigned ARRT project work.
Other duties as assigned and modified as business needs dictate.
