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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.
• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Maintains clinical records
• Maintain infection control and use standard precautions, including good hand washing before and following patient contact
• Accurately enters patient demographics into instrument memory
• Selects appropriate transducer, set initial power output and gain for patient size and age
• Recognizes differences in normal and abnormal tissue structures
• Obtains and evaluates pertinent patient history and physical findings
• Extends standard imaging protocols as required by patient history or initial sonographic findings
• Recognizes examination findings that may require an immediate clinical response and notifies interpreting physician
• Selects proper transducers for the study being performed
• Transfers images to “hard copy” or to PACS system as appropriate.
• Consistently provides best images possible within the limitations imposed by available resources
• Employs professional judgment and discretion to protect patient rights and perform within scope of practice
• Documents equipment performance service, maintenance and configuration changes
• Assists in cyst aspiration, fluid aspiration and biopsy procedures
• Assists in developing/maintaining ultrasound procedure manual

Assists in maintaining the section in full compliance with all requirements of ACR certification for ultrasound facilities
• Reviews medical record and uses personal patient/parent interview to obtain significant clinical information and historical facts, which may affect the sonographic examination
• Provides basic patient care and comfort, including good infection control practices, including good hand washing technique, appropriate use of standard precautions
• Consistently provides the best image quality within the limitations of available resources and patient clinical status
• Recognize significant clinical information and historical facts from the patient and medical record, which may affect the sonographic examination
• Identifies life threatening situations and responds appropriately
• Uses oral and written communication skills to interact with interpreting physician
• Recognize the sonographic appearance of normal and abnormal tissue structures
• Notifies appropriate physician of findings that may require immediate clinical response
• Recognize and compensate for acoustic artifact
• Identifies life threatening situations and responds appropriately
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