**Req Number** 173266

Job Description

Performs a variety of technical procedures that require the application of non-ionizing, high frequency ultrasonic waves for diagnosis of disease.

Job Responsibility

1.Prepares patient for examination.

Positions patient on examination table for optimum testing procedure and conditions;

Explains procedure in easy-to-understand terms based on professional knowledge to relieve patient of pre-testing anxiety;

Sets-up equipment to administer the particular procedure in a timely fashion.

2.Performs ultrasound procedures.

Recognizes the significance of all structures that are visualized on the oscilloscope and differentiates artifacts from normal or pathological processes in timely manner;

Ensures that proper views and images have been obtained and proper techniques have been employed; determines the need for more extensive evaluations beyond preliminary instruction...