Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
CARDIAC SONOGRAPHER
EQUIPMENT
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Alicia Connors

Philadelphia

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cardiac Sonographer

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2022 - Current
  • Perform transthoracic, stress, and contrast echocardiograms in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Deliver accurate and timely diagnostic imaging to support clinical decision-making and patient care.
  • Ensure optimal image quality while identifying and documenting abnormal cardiac findings.
  • Maintain full compliance with HIPAA regulations and institutional protocols.
  • Assist in onboarding and mentoring new staff and sonography students.
  • Trained in research and adult congenital echocardiography with experience in protocol-driven echocardiograms for clinical studies.

Student Extern

Jersey City Medical Center
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Proficient in the production of high quality diagnostic echocardiograms with the ability to examine and evaluate technical aspects of the echocardiographic examination results and prepare preliminary findings to the cardiologist
  • Performed adult transthoracic echocardiograms utilizing 2-D, M-mode, Color Doppler with measurements, Tissue Doppler, PW, CW, and Pedoff probe methods
  • Assisted in TEE, TEE Doppler with measurements
  • Observed Watchman, TAVR, and treadmill stress echocardiogram procedures
  • Assisted bedside echos in cath lab, ICU, CCU, NICU, and ED echos
  • Aided tech with Bubble Study and use of Definity on patients
  • Strictly adhered to all hospital and departmental safety regulations, guidelines, policies and procedures
  • Knowledge and compliance with OSHA and PPE regulations

Student Extern

247 Heart and Vascular
02.2022 - 05.2022
  • Correctly identify patients. Explain and prepared the patient for the exam.
  • Assessed chamber and haemodynamic function
  • Performed EKGs and stress EKGs
  • Carotid and abdominal vascular studies
  • Strictly adhered to all hospital and departmental safety regulations, guidelines, policies and procedures
  • Knowledge and compliance with OSHA and PPE regulations

Education

Associates - Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography

Eastwick College
Nutley, NJ
07.2022

Skills

  • 2-D, M-mode, Doppler, Color flow with calculations
  • Cardiac anatomy, physiology and haemodynamics
  • Transesophageal Ultrasound
  • Assessing all chambers, valves, and haemodynamic functions using 2D, Doppler, Valsalva Maneuver & contrast Echo
  • Interrupting EKG rhythm strips
  • Utilizing pedoff probe

Accomplishments

Outstanding Clinical Educator

Certification

  • Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI July 2022
  • EKG Technician Certification AMCA July 2021 - July 2023
  • Medical Assistant Certification AMCA April 2020 - April 2023
  • Phlebotomy Technician Certification AMCA October 2020 - October 2022
  • HIPAA HIPAA privacy and security seminar September 2020

Timeline

Cardiac Sonographer

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2022 - Current

Student Extern

Jersey City Medical Center
05.2022 - 07.2022

Student Extern

247 Heart and Vascular
02.2022 - 05.2022

Associates - Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography

Eastwick College

CARDIAC SONOGRAPHER

Seeking a full time or part time position in a hospital, medical office or imaging facility. Trained to ICAEL standards while able to recognize significant clinical information and historical facts from the patient and the medical records, which may impact the diagnostic examination.

EQUIPMENT

  • Philips Epiq 5c
  • Philips Epiq 7c GE
  • GE Logiq E9 ultrasound machine
  • Philips iU22 ultrasound machine
  • Z60 portable ultrasound machine
  • M8 Elite Mindray portable ultrasound machine
  • GE Voluson i portable ultrasound machine
Alicia Connors