Medical Scientific Photographer
Medical Scientific Photographer
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25-09-2024
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Job Description
Location : IC: CC Street: 10 Center Drive Bldg: 10 Room: B2C111 City: Bethesda State & Zip: MD 20892
Weekly Hours FT: 3040 hours per week Total No. of Hours : 40
Overall Position Summary and Objectives
Under this task order the contractor will independently provide medical scientific support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. The primary objective is to provide medical scientific photographs in support of clinical research.
Min Education High School
Resume Max Pages 3
Certifications & Licenses
- Welldeveloped knowledge of anatomy and medical terminology
- Relevant experience as a patient photographer in a clinical or research setting
- Knowledge of infection control and sterile procedures
Skills (Ranked By Priority)
- Specialized photography experience. Must be able to focus center and provide simple flash type lighting for uncomplicated photography. Must be able to determine shutter speeds lens settings and filters and camera angles. May be required to solve color or lighting problems.
- broad range of lighting techniques and equipment to maximize detail and eliminate unwanted shadows or detailrobbing reflections including but not limited to Brightfield Darkfield Differential Interference Contrast Polarized Light and Polarized EpiIllumination
- use and be well versed in Adobe Photoshop and other software.
- Strong Oral and written communications
- Ability to work with digital cameras
- sterile procedure practices
- digital cameras
- photograph all types and sizes of animals from fruit flies to pigs both active and sedated in order to provide advice on how to handle the animal to get the best results
1 2 3 4 5 represents priority rankings where 1 is highest priority and 5 is lowest priority of those ranked
Software
- Adobe Photoshop
- MS Office Suite
Field of Study
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Film Video and Photographic Arts
Statement of Work Details
Takes photographs using standard and specialized photographic equipment.
- Select and use appropriate studio or cameras to meet the custom requirements of specific projects as well as to perform routine camerawork.
- Take photographs using standard still cameras commonly available lighting and related techniques that involve limited problems of speed motion or lighting.
- Perform specialized photography on patient posture skin eye and mouth conditions using a wide variety of light sources to display the pathological conditions of the disease. 1
- Photograph gross specimens immediately after removal from surgical procedures.
- Provide patient photographic services using a variety of specialized cameras lenses and filters and light sources to produce acceptable end products.
- Photograph deep body cavities requiring specialized reflected image techniques plus carefully selected light sources.
Provides technical photographic expertise to provide a variety of clinical laboratory medical and scientific visual documentation.
- Plan and organize photographic projects from beginning to end.
- Consider the photographic subject matter artistic and location conditions and requirements of a project in determining equipment selection and placement.
- Provides counselling and education to patients before during and after photography on the procedures of image capture as well as usage rights and protected health information 3
Utilizes photo editing software and printing and laminating equipment.
- Utilize photo editing software to manipulate or enhance images.
- Provide technical advice and instructions to researchers in the use of computer programs such as Adobe Photoshop; advise researcher on the best and most appropriate file formats for various end uses. 2
- Use photographs taken to develop and/or print as requested different types of products such and standard prints PowerPoint slides and data files; manipulate prints using various graphics software such as Adobe Photoshop.
- Manipulate digital or film products to copy correct crop enlarge or reduce photographs prints slides and overlays. Utilize photoediting software as well as printing and lamination to produce posters and brochures for assigned projects.
Other
- Photograph gross specimens immediately after removal from surgical procedures.
- Work with staff on public affairs photography group and portraits of patient and family members.
- Select and use appropriate studio or cameras to meet the custom requirements of specific projects as well as to perform routine camera work.
- Consider the photographic subject matter artistic and location conditions and requirements of a project in determining equipment selection and placement.
- Seek process improvements and better methods to show subtle detail through adaptation of equipment and constant experimentation with photographic lighting techniques.
- Provide technical advice and instructions to researchers in the use of computer programs such as Adobe Photoshop; advise researcher on the best and most appropriate file formats for various end uses. 5
- Participate as a member of the planning team; work closely with staff to determine the extent of coverage to achieve high quality still photography.
- Confer with scientist or surgeon requesting coverage to obtain an understanding of the nature and objective of their research patient treatment and the conditions under which assignments are to be accomplished. 4
- Plan and organize photographic coverage for scientific technical or medical projects from beginning to end.
- Provide patient photographic services using a variety of specialized cameras lenses and filters and light sources to produce acceptable end products.
- Perform specialized photography on patient posture skin eye and mouth conditions using a wide variety of light sources to display the pathological conditions of the disease.
- Photograph deep body cavities requiring specialized reflected image techniques plus carefully selected light sources.
Employment Type
Full Time
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