Assessment Development Coordinator- R.T. (ARRT)

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! 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.

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: Provide Certified and Registered Technologist expertise to ARRT's Assessment Department.Serve as the project lead for selected ARRT certification examinations.Partner with committees of subject matter experts to develop, evaluate, and refine examination content and test forms.Help ensure the accuracy, security, content validity, and clinical relevance of ARRT examinations and related materials. 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.