Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Ultrasound imaging and should hold an AHPC License
- Responsible to conduct sonography examinations in accordance with patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures
- Assume responsibility for the safety of the patient during the sonographic examination
- Review patient medical history and supporting clinical information
- Conduct patient clinical assessment and perform the diagnostic medical sonography examination ordered by the supervising physician in accordance with professional and facility protocols
- Perform quality control procedures to ensure that the ultrasound equipment operates at optimal levels
- Document any incidental findings that might impact patient safety or patient care and provide that information to the interpreting physician
- Exercise responsibility for the maintenance and accuracy of facility reports, database records, and logs
- Ensure that the sonography examination results meet the facility standards for Quality Assurance before findings are released for interpretation
- Make recommendation(s) to the Clinical Manager/Chief Radiographer and Principal Radiographer for any training that may be required to enable sonographers to carry out their work more effectively at the clinic
