Sonographer

Roles and Responsibilities

• Prepare exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct sonography examinations in accordance with infectious disease, sterilization, and patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Assume responsibility for the safety of the patient during the sonography examination.
• Review patient medical history and supporting clinical information.
• Ensure the sonography examination order is complete, contains relevant clinical information, and meets the standard for 'medical necessity.'
• Evaluate any contraindications, insufficient patient preparation, and the patient's inability or unwillingness to tolerate the examination or associated procedures.
• Communicate with the patient in a manner appropriate to the patient's ability to understand.
• Use proper patient positioning tools, devices, equipment adjustment, and ergonomically correct scanning techniques to ensure patient comfort and safety.
• Conduct patient clinical assessment and perform the sonography examination ordered by the supervising physician in accordance with professional and facility protocols.
• Apply independent, professional, ethical judgment, and critical thinking to safely perform diagnostic sonography procedures.
• Apply independent, professional, and ethical judgment in the sonography examination to ensure appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical conditions are accurately captured.
• As necessary, acquire additional images to facilitate optimum diagnostic results for the interpreting physician.
• Identify and document any limitations to the sonography examination.