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Ultrasound Technologist

Ultrasound Technologist

This checklist was electronically signed on September 12, 2026

Instructions: This checklist is meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.

Proficiency Scale:

1 = No Experience

2 = Need Training

3 = Able to perform with supervision

4 = Able to perform independently

PATIENT RIGHTS

Communicate and obtain information while respecting patient rights, privacy, and confidentiality of information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Involve the patient and family and respect their role in determining the nature of care to be provided
Meet patient's and families' needs regarding communication, including interpreter services
Provide accurate information to patients and families in a timely manner

COMMUNICATION

Communicate with patients and their companions in a courteous manner
Understand the chain of communication, who to contact, and when
Listen actively to patient concerns and address them appropriately.
Cultural Sensitivity and Language Skills

GENERAL INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES

Aseptic Technique
Standard Precaution
Universal Precaution

TRANSMISSION-BASED PROTOCOL

Airborne Precaution
Contact Precaution
Droplet Precaution
Reverse Precaution

WORK SETTINGS

Hospitals
Clinics/Physician’s Office
Maternal/Fetal Medicine

GENERAL SKILLS

Prepare Exam Room
Identify patient
History Taking
Provide education regarding the procedure
Patient positioning
Image optimization
Image archiving
Documentation of procedure and patient data

SMALL PARTS

Adrenals
Hematomas/Vessels
Lymph nodes
Superficial Masses
Thyroid

DIAGNOSTIC

Paracentesis/Thoracentesis/Amniocentesis
Fine Needle Aspiration/Biopsy
Assist with Sonohystogram
Ultrasound Guided Biopsy/FNA
Assist with Ovarian Cyst Aspiration
Sterile Technique

NEUROSONOLOGY

Cranial Hemorrhage
Atrophic Lesions
Spinal Lesions
Inflammatory Lesions
Brain Swelling/Edema
Spinal Tethering
Trauma

VASCULAR

Carotid
Transcerebral Doppler
Portal System/Shunt Evaluation
Abdominal Vasculature
Renal Artery Duplex
Upper Extremity Arterial
Upper Extremity Venous
Lower Extremity Arterial
Lower Extremity Venous
Plethysmography for Fingers/Toes/TOS
Diameter for % Stenosis
Hepatic, Splenic
Impedance Plethysmography (IPG) Arms/Legs
Penile Doppler
Pulse Volume Recordings (PVR) Arms/Legs
Resistive Index
Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA), Celiac, Renals

ECHO/CARDIOGRAPHY

Color Doppler
Pedof Transducers
Portable Studies
Stress Testing
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
2-D and M Mode
Pulsed Doppler
Treadmill Exercise Testing
EKG

BREAST

Fluid Aspiration/FNA
Core Biopsy
Vacuum - Assisted Biopsy
Needle Localization

ABDOMINAL/PELVIS

Aorta
Appendix/Intussusception
Gallbladder
GI Tract
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)
Liver/Biliary Tract
Pancreas/Spleen
Bladder
Trans-rectal
Vasculature
Kidneys

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

First Trimester
Second Trimester
Third Trimester
High Risk OB
Placenta
Gestational Age
Complications
Amniotic Fluid / Amniocentesis
Fetal Demise
Fetal Biophysical Profile
Fetal Abnormalities
Coexisting Disorders
Follicular Study
Ovaries and Adnexa
Pelvic Pathology
Postmenopausal Pathology
Trans-Vaginal
Uterus and Adnexa
Nuchal Translucency

MALE PELVIS

Prostate (Transabdominal)
Prostate (Transrectal)
Bladder
Scrotum and Testicles

FEMALE PELVIS

Uterus
Ovaries
Vaginal
Transvaginal Procedures

NEONATAL

Congenital Abnormality
Neonatal Head
Neonatal Hips
Neonatal Spine
Abdomen/Pelvis/Renal/Bladder
Duodenal Atresia/Intussusception

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION

Allscripts
Care360
Cerner (Oracle)
CPSI
eCLinicalWorks
Eclipsys
EPIC
MACLAB
McKesson/Paragon
Meditech
PACS
Quadramed
Soarian

AGE-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Newborn/Neonate (birth to 30 days)
Infants (31 days to 12 months)
Toddler (1-3 years)
Preschooler (3-5 years)
School Age Children (5-12 years)
Adolescents (12-18 years)
Young Adults (18 – 39 years)
Middle Adults (39 – 64 years)
Older Adults (64 – 79 years)
Elderly Adults (80+ years)