Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

**Core Responsibilities: **

- **Patient and Procedure Preparation

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• Independently prepare patients, examination rooms, and procedure tables using appropriate techniques classified as dirty, clean, sterile, or aseptic to ensure optimal conditions for interventions.

- **Imaging Equipment Operation

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• Set up and operate advanced imaging modalities, including angiographic systems, CT, and ultrasound, to accurately capture and present clinically significant findings, particularly when unexpected conditions or anomalies arise.

- **Interventional Radiology (IR) Technologist Functions

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• Execute complex, specialized roles as an IR technologist, providing assistance in all procedural aspects. This includes managing specific equipment and preparing and utilizing procedures-specific consumables, medications, and devices.

- **Primary Assistance to Interventional Radiologist

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• Act as the primary assistant during intricate IR procedures, encompassing both diagnostic and interventional arterial/venous interventions (e.g., transarterial chemoembolization, uterine fibroid embolization, pelvic congestion syndrome embolization, gonadal vein embolization, thrombolysis, thrombectomy, balloon angioplasty, stent and intravascular device implantation, fistulagram/shuntogram, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, and foreign body retrieval) as well as non-vascular interventional tasks (e.g., gastrointestinal studies, urinary studies, drainage procedures, biopsies).

- **Circulator Role

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• Function as the primary circulator during all cases, ensuring smooth procedural flow.

- **Surgical Set-Up Management

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• Prepare, organize, and maintain comprehensive sterile surgical setups. Maintain constant situational awareness during procedures, anticipate the interventional radiologist’s needs, and adhere to universal precautions while managing specimens, supplies, and equipment. Ensure a sufficient stock of sterile instruments, and oversee the cleaning and re-sterilization processes post-procedure. Monitor linen stocks and report any shortages promptly.