Staff sonographer vs ultrasound tester

Differences between staff sonographer and ultrasound tester duties and responsibilities

Staff sonographer example responsibilities.

• Facilitate physician to help achieve ICAEL accreditation status.
• Use PACS to store, send and view scans.
• Utilize hospital computer system for ordering and completing ultrasound department necessary functions, PACs image archiving.
• Champion of radiology committee working with radiology manager and hospital officers and administration for patient experience and friendliness of staff.
• Perform general diagnostic radiology examinations.
• Perform pediatric echocardiogram, EKG and Holter monitoring.
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Ultrasound tester example responsibilities.

• Manage departmental inventory and troubleshoot testing, reporting and inventory issues.
• Perform R/O DVT, post-op studies, and venous insufficiency for patients.
• Perform exams include thyroid ultrasound and assisting thyroid biopsy.
• Assist the attending radiologist by carefully adhering proper technique in successful thoracentesis and paracentesis for necessary patients.
• Execute extensive data and functionality-driven regression testing, develop test-data in accordance with altering client requests and changes to industry regulations.
• Capture optimal images in order to complete detail written reports for radiologists to interpret