Krissia Palma
Peachtree Corners
Summary
Dedicated, critical thinker, organized, and detail-oriented cardiac sonographer with a focus on delivering precise imaging results to support optimal patient outcomes, While providing patients with high levels of compassion, comfort, and respect.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Cardiac Diagnostics
11.2023 - Current
- Performed Outpatient routine transthoracic echocardiograms(TTE), structural heart, (TAVR, HCOM, Bubble studies, contrast imaging), focusing on attention to detail delivering accurate imaging for proper diagnosis, following departmental imaging procedure guidelines.
- Ensuring patient’s comfort providing care in a compassionate and respectful manner, completing echocardiographic studies in a timely fashion.
- Duties included preparing examination rooms, patient care, obtaining, and charting vital signs, reviewing patient’s medical history, preparing preliminary diagnostic cardiac reports by compiling relevant measurements and data to provide summary report for physician review and interpretation.
- Trained using imaging system ultrasound machines Philips EPIQ CVx 3D, Philips EPIQ CVx 3D nSIGHT Plus.
- Provided thorough assessments of patients'' medical history prior to examinations, ensuring appropriate testing methods were utilized based on individual needs.
Education
Associates of applied science degree - Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Cambridge College of Healthcare and Technology
Atlanta, GA08.2023
Skills
- Advanced echocardiography techniques (2-D, color doppler, spectral doppler, m-mode, 3D, Strain)
- Advanced cardiac anatomy knowledge
- Cardiac imaging interpretation
- Team collaboration and effective communication skills
- Patient safety & empathy providing exceptional individualized patient care
- Excellent Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Knowledge of US equipment maintenance
- Bilingual English-Spanish, spoken, written, translated
Certification
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer RDCS (AE)-ARDMS
- Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) Certified
- American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- BLS Basic Life Support certification, American Heart Association
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Timeline
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Cardiac Diagnostics
11.2023 - Current
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer RDCS (AE)-ARDMS
- Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) Certified
- American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- BLS Basic Life Support certification, American Heart Association
Associates of applied science degree - Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Cambridge College of Healthcare and Technology
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