Ultrasound Technologist Team Member

KRISTIE HODSON

************@*****.*** / 856-***-****

Erial, NJ 08081

SUMMARY

Enthusiastic Ultrasound Technologist with nine years experience in General, Vascular and Obstetrics

sonography working in clinical and outpatient settings. I am a highly professional sonographer who is detail-oriented and organized with daily operations of sonographic laboratories, patient schedule, equipment maintenance, reporting of equipment failures, and quality assessment (QA). Certification.

SKILLS

●ARDMS Registered

●Patient scheduling and time management

●BLS/CPR

●Critical thinking

●Patient safety

●Flexible and Reliable

●Team Player

●Independent worker

●Continuing education (CME)

●People skills

●PACS/RIS/MEDITECH

●GE/Phillips/Siemens ultrasound equipment

●Clerical

EXPERIENCE

PER-DIAM ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIST / COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Camden, NJ

02/2022-Present

●Manage multiple patients and priorities, adapting to a fast-paced work environment

●Implement independent judgment during an exam to process accurate differences between normal and pathological findings.

●Participate in clerical activities; including registration, scheduling, filing and answering telephone calls

●Work under minimal supervision and cooperates with other team member as well as independently

FULL-TIME ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIST / ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER

Langhorne, PA 08/2016 - 03/2021

● Conduct a wide variety of general, vascular, and obstetric ultrasound on 10-15 patients a day, including inpatients, outpatients, ER, as well as portable exams.

● Reduce patients' anxiety and enhance cooperation by educating on procedure details, instructions and expectations.

● Acquire medical history, lab results, and assess prior imaging results to assist Radiologist with patient diagnosis.

● Analyze sonographic imaging and communicate findings to appropriate Radiologist.

● Assist Interventional Radiologist with FNA, live, thyroid, and kidney biopsy's as well as paracentesis and thoracentesis.

● Proper training and utilization for sterilization of transvaginal and transrectal transducers using both techniques, Trophon and Cidex in accordance with JCAHO standards and guidelines

FULL-TIME ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIST / LOYAL SOURCE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, VA MEDICAL CENTER. 08/2015 - 01/2016

● Performed a variety of Adult examinations using appropriate transducers, including; Abdomen, Male and Female Pelvis, 1st Trimester OB/GYN, Vascular, and Small Parts..

● Positioned patients to most effectively orient ultrasound equipment.

● Assumed responsibility for mental and physical comfort of patients during ultrasound process.

● Utilized transvaginal and transrectal scanners to detect particularly obscured abnormalities.

● Captured and developed images following physicians' orders allowing proper diagnosis and treatment

PER-DIAM ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIST / VIRTUA HOSPITAL - Voorhees, NJ 03/2014 - 08/2015

● Maintained flexibility to assist ultrasound departments need for coverage at three separate hospital locations..

● Performed General, vascular and pediatric ultrasound exams on impatient and emergency room patients.

● Maintained patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with privacy laws (HIPAA) and facility policies and procedures.

● Collaborates with department leadership to develop ideas and implant them into working methods to achieve established goals for the department.

● Identifies pathology during Sonographic exams and records abnormal findings for Radiologist review.

FULL-TIME ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIST / ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIST DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING ASSOC. 08/2012 - 02/2014

● Specialized in a variety of ultrasound procedures, with a large percent being breast exams.

● Collaborated with Mammography department findings to ensure each patient was thoroughly examined with upmost care and quality.

● Assisted Radiologist during breast biopsy and/or aspiration; prepared necessary labs, forms and supplies needed for each patient procedure.

● Conducted breast cancer screening using breast ultrasound tests to detect small abnormalities and monitor blood flow within tissue.

● Generated summaries describing type and content of captured images.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2010-2012

ACCREDITED BY THE CAAHEP AND JRCDMS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE,

Major in General and Cardiac Sonography

GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE 2008-2010

●GPA: 3.8, President's Letter Spring 2010

●Dean's List Spring 2008 – Fall 2009

REFERENCES

●References available upon request

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