ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGIST Dr soliman fakkeh hospital

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Performs 2D echo Doppler studies on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients and writes down the preliminary results.
• Notifies cardiologists of suspected abnormalities necessitating immediate attention (e.g. Pericardial tamponade, cardiac tumors, malfunctioning valve prosthesis and complex congenital heart disease, etc.).
• Prepares reports / videos of patients for official reading of the Consultant Cardiologist.
• Maintains documentation and down-time equipment used in the Echo lab.
• Maintains statistics, patient record and area monthly report.
• Reports to supervisor / department head any staff problems / malfunction of the echo equipment.
• Requests and obtains outpatients charts on all scheduled patients.
• Maintains supplies as needed for the examination room.
• Maintains daily the examination room in a clean and orderly environment for patient care (including changing the bed sheets).
• Maintains daily census record of Echo procedures completed.

Trans-esophageal Echocardiogram ( TEE ) if applicable:

• Performs pre-procedure equipment preparation and sterilization and acquisition of signed consent form.
• Acquires quick history and physical examination about the nature of the disease.
• Helps the patient to understand what to expect, alleviate anxiety and enhance compliance during TEE examination. Also a brief drug and allergy history or dysphagia or esophageal disease should be elicited.
• I.V. line to administer sedation or emergency medications.
• Advises patient to remove dentures and places the mouth piece.
• Instructs the patient to lie on his left lateral position with neck and knee bent forward and swallowing during intubations with nasal breathing.
• Be alert in monitoring vital signs and complications.
• Monitor s the patient after the procedure at least 1-2 hours for potential complication of the procedures, anesthetic or sedative.
• Maintains census record of the procedure completed.

Holter Monitoring:

• Explains the test to the patient.
• Asks the patient to remove clothing above the waist.
• Skin preparation: shaves hair if necessary, rub the electrodes sites several times with alcohol swabs.
• Attaches the electrodes for a two channel recording as shown in the operator s manual. Fix the electrodes with adhesive plaster.
• Attaches the cable lead wires following color coding as shown in the operator s manual. Makes stress loops to prevent from pulling the electrodes.
• After 24 hours, switch off the monitor and disconnect the patient cable lead wires from the electrodes. Take off and discard the electrodes.
• Process the unit in the computer by typing all the necessary information about the patient, scanning and saving the ECG tracings recorded for 24 hours then to be ready for analyzing of the specialist / consultant cardiologist.
• Maintains daily census record of the procedure completed.

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring:

• Explains the test to the patient and its indication.
• Sets the machine to check blood pressure every 15-30 minutes during the day and every 1-2 hours during sleeping time.
• After 24 hours, disconnect from the patient and scan it in the computer.
• Maintains daily census record of procedure completed.