Reviews patient history and physician's orders.
Educates patient regarding procedures, equipment and exam to ensure patient's understanding and cooperation.
Performs echocardiographic studies considering the age-specific physiological, emotional and cognitive needs of the patient.
Monitors patient condition continually and reports/responds to changes in status as appropriate.
Prepares equipment and supplies.
Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures on equipment.
Troubleshoots, resolves, and/or reports equipment malfunctions as necessary.
Positions patient and performs imaging procedure(s).
Analyzes results and identifies issues with the quality of imaging results.
Takes appropriate action to resolve image quality issues, including repositioning patient and
repeating procedure.
Enters, transmits and reports scan results.
Performs quality Doppler and color Doppler exams.
Acquires quality Stress Echo and Dobutamine images according to physician and benchmark standards.
Performs quality trans-esophageal echocardiograms according to physician expectations.