Cardiac Sonographer Resume Example St Elizabeth Medical Center / MVHS

CARDIAC SONOGRAPHER

Professional Summary

Registered Cardiac Sonographer through Cardiovascular Credentialing International Registration ID #00076344
Current BCLS Certification
National Certification in Phlebotomy
20 years of experience in medical settings and five years of teaching experience.

Well organized with outstanding technical , clinical , and assessment skills.
Interact effectively with patients , their families , physicians , and other health care professionals.
Promote and ensure patient satisfaction by providing comfort and empathy to patients.
Excellent critical thinking and decisive judgement skills with the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment .

Work History

Cardiac Sonographer, 03/1996 to Current
St Elizabeth Medical Center / MVHS – 2209 Genesee Street -Utica, New York

Perform high quality 2D/ M-Mode with Doppler images demonstrating thorough knowledge if all echocardiography equipment including Stress Echo , Dobutomine Stress Echo and Transesophageal echocardiogram procedures.
Determines and documents presence , location , and severity or absence of cardiac disease.
Provide quantitative comparison for evaluation of stability, improvement , and deterioration of cardiac disease .
Appropriately communicate stat echo findings to interpreting cardiologist .
Provide on-call coverage as needed including holiday rotation.
Maintain CME's required to maintain registry status.
Assisted doctors with non-invasive procedures.
Provided patient education.
Followed infection control procedures.
Accurately documented all elements of assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Ensured safety and well-being of patients.
Transported patients to and from different departments.
Accurately recorded and reported test results according to established procedures.

Cardiac Sonographer, 04/2004 to Current
On-Site Imaging – Kraft Drive Deerfield, NY

Provide mobile echocardiograms to patients in nursing home settings on a per case basis .

Cardiac Sonographer, 09/2011 to Current
Fred L Talarico, MD – Genesee Street Utica NY

Provide outpatient comprehensive echocardiograms in a private practice cardiology office.

Electroneurodiagnostic Technician / Lab Manager, 04/2003 to 09/2006
St. Elizabeth Medical Center – 2209 Genesee Street Utica, New York 13501

Obtained patients histories and explained procedure.
Measured and prepared patients for electrode placement.
Recorded brain waves while monitoring and documenting patients.
Listened to dictation , if applicable , wrote preliminary reports.
Generated reports.
Maintained equipment , controlled inventory and ordered supplies.
Performed QA studies and yearly reports.
Properly calibrated and adjusted malfunctioning equipment to ensure precise test results.
Carefully reviewed test results for accuracy.
Identified abnormal test results and referred them to the Neurologist for further review ASAP.

Instructor, 01/2001 to 04/2007
Madison - Oneida County BOCES – New Hartford, NY

Taught 200 hour Phlebotomy national certification course including terminology, infection control, CPR, first aide, body systems focusing on the circulatory system.
Taught 45 hour Medical Terminology course.
Taught 12 hour Medical Coding course.
Coordinated student clinical internships .
Used role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos and lectures to instruct participants in a variety of ways.
Administered performance reviews to evaluate each participant's progress.
Clearly communicated objectives for all lessons, units and projects to all participants.
Used a variety of assessment tools and strategies to improve instruction methods.

Medical Assistant, 03/1996 to 01/1999
St Elizabeth Medical Center – Genesee Street Utica, New york

Provided excellent outpatient care specializing in lab and EKG.
Completed front end office tasks including registration and reports.
Filed and rotated x-rays and processed films.
Prepared specimens for analysis and established proper chronological priorities in testing.

Outpatient Lab Supervisor, 01/1999 to 01/2003
St Elizabeth Medical Center / Marian Medical Imaging – Genesee Street Utica, New york

Performed EKGS and generated reports.
Cotrolled inventory and ordered supplies.
Completed daily log and statistics for patient flow.
Handled problems.
Supervised and evaluated employee.
Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.

Education

Transthoracic Echocardiography Course Masters Program: Echocardiography - Complete course endorsed by the Austrian Society of Cardiology - Course Director Thomas Binder,MD , Professor of Medicine, March 2003
Medical University of Vienna / 123 Sonography.com - Vienna, Austria

20 online video lectures chapters covering all aspects of transthoracic echo , over 30 hours of lecture content ,a total of 32 CME credits acquired by passing each chapters test with a 70 or above.
Complimented by a collection if patient demos and cases , rich in graphics , illustrations and examples
Over 5000 echo examples and cases in the Atlas library
Echo facts text book , ebook and live webinars provided valuable information.

Pediatric Echocardiography eCourse: Pediatric Echo, May 2015
Pegasus Lectures, Inc. - Forney, Texas 75126
Online eCourse covering the content designed to cover the ARDMS Pediatric Echo specialty exam. Divided into 14 modules and taught by a world reknown speaker Richard A. Humes, MD.

Echocardiography and Non-Invasive Cardiac Evaluation / Cardiovascular Physics and Instumentation : Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound , 2/2008 - 1/2009
Distance Learning through Burwin Institute of Medical Ultrasound - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Psychology: Utica College - Utica, NY

Certifications

Accomplishments

I was chosen by the American Society of Echocardiography to participate in the Foundation - Values Program Valvular Assessment Leading to Unexplored Echocardiographic Stratagems August 2014 in Bangalore , India.

It was volunteer experience that gave to me an experience of a lifetime . The people of India were amazing , so warm , humble and kind . I felt such warmth and they were so thankful . It left me feeling so connected emotionally to them. They emitted such a peacefulness . I hope to continue with volunteering every chance I can as it is the most rewarding and gives such a special feeling .

Affiliations

Member , American Society of Echocardiography ( ASE )
Member , American College of Cardiology ( ACC )

Additional Information

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

St Elizabeth Medical Center / MVHS
On-Site Imaging
Fred L Talarico, MD
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Madison - Oneida County BOCES
St Elizabeth Medical Center
St Elizabeth Medical Center / Marian Medical Imaging

School Attended

Medical University of Vienna / 123 Sonography.com
Pegasus Lectures, Inc.
Distance Learning through Burwin Institute of Medical Ultrasound
Utica College

Job Titles Held:

Cardiac Sonographer
Electroneurodiagnostic Technician / Lab Manager
Instructor
Medical Assistant
Outpatient Lab Supervisor

Degrees

Transthoracic Echocardiography Course Masters Program : Echocardiography - Complete course endorsed by the Austrian Society of Cardiology - Course Director Thomas Binder,MD , Professor of Medicine , March 2003
Pediatric Echocardiography eCourse : Pediatric Echo , May 2015
Echocardiography and Non-Invasive Cardiac Evaluation / Cardiovascular Physics and Instumentation : Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound , 2/2008 - 1/2009
Psychology :

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