Echocardiography Technician III - Vanderbilt Medical Center - Nashville, Tennessee
(2021-02)
- Explained testing and answered patients' questions for improved cooperation, reduced anxiety, and better understanding of procedures.
- Perform various types of echo to include TAVR, HOCM, exercise and dobutamine stress echo.
- Participate in several research studies, congenital echo, bubble studies, contrast, LVAD, and Ramp studies.
- Interview and orientate new sonographers.
- Super-user on cupid
- Order supplies
- Triage charts in the AM
- Experience in 3D echo
- Contact person for machine maintenance
- Train fellowes and students
- Use of multiple machines, Phillips, GE, and Accuson
- Use of Cupid, sectra, tomtech, heartlab, star panel, voom.
- Aid in making the daily schedule.
Echo Technologist and Technical Director - Lexington Cardiology Consultants - Lexington, Kentucky
(2006-01 - 2011-02)
Practice of 13 cardiologists.
- Restocked supplies at work stations, testing rooms, and examination areas to support smooth office operations.
- Completed non-invasive testing using 2D mode and color Doppler to identify cardiovascular abnormalities.
- Stress testing to include exercise
- Participated in several research protocols: Rethink
- Ordered supplies
- Completed tech schedule
- Maintained all maintenance and records on Machines
- Maintained Quality assurance reports
- Successfully obtained ICAEL accreditation for main office and additional satellite office for 2 terms.
- Phillips IE, 7500, and 5500
- Xcelera reading station
Echocardiography Technician, Lead echo tech - University of Kentucky Gill Heart - Lexington, Kentucky
(1999-05 - 2006-01)
- Performed stress echo and routine TTE.
- Participated in research protocols, RV biopsy, and alcohol ablations.
- Trained new staff.
- Training of fellowes.
- Clinical educator for students completing clinicals at our site.
- Triage patients for schedule.
- Ordered supplies.
- Maintained studies and storage on and off site (VCR tapes prior to digital system).
- Maintained machine maintenance logs.
- Responsible for maintaining CME materials to include sign in sheets and comment sheets for echo conferences to insure CME acceptance.
echo tech, lab tech, ekg and stress tech - Cardiology Associates of Kentucky - Lexington, Kentucky
(1993-04 - 1999-12)
- Completed EKGs and ECGs by attaching electrodes to patient's chest, arms, and legs, manipulating switches on machine to obtain readings.
- Conducted treadmill stress tests by connecting patient to EKG monitor to obtain baseline heart rate reading and resting blood pressure.
- Positioned and observed patients during tests to promote optimal comfort and safety.
- Checked, calibrated, and maintained cardiology equipment for proper functioning.
- Finished all tasks and job duties, adhering to deadlines to avoid delays.
- Monitored patients vitals curing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and coordinated appropriate responses with physicians.
- Performed TTE
- Maintained Laboratory testing and managed INR and Protime clinic
- Scheduled patients
