Bobbi Koranda (Farinelli)

Perform pediatric and adult congenital echocardiograms.

Perform EKGs, Holter monitors, and event monitors.

Explain procedures to patients, answer questions, and provide reassurance during exams.

Utilize the Epic System.

Utilize the Merge system to download echocardiograms.

Check and maintain echocardiogram supplies in outreach clinics.

Attend department monthly meetings, and Echo education lectures.

Attend seminars, conferences.

Performed adult, pediatric, fetal echo, TEE's, treadmill, dobutamine stress echo, EKG's, and Holter monitors.

Utilize the Heartlab system and the Epic system.

Maintain department supplies.

Involved with Franciscan St. Anthony Echo School Program, where students rotate through the hospital.

I instructed on a hands-on approach to obtaining adult echo views.

In these years, I also did freelance echo work with Advanced Cardiac Imaging Inc., the Heart Institute for Children, Dr. Javois - Peds Echo Clinic, Dr. Cuneo - Fetal Echo Clinic, Dr. Grundy-Fetal Echo.

An instructor for Fetal Echo Preceptorship at Hope Children's Hospital with Dr. Cuneo, which I instructed physicians, adult sonographers from all over the United States.

I worked once a week at Children's Memorial Hospital performing echoes.

Perform pediatric and fetal echocardiograms, and TEE's.

Directly involved in the Pediatric Cardiac Preceptorship Program, teaching Adult Echo Sonographers the pediatric echo views.

Freelance work, St. Francis, Blue Island, IL; Little Company of Mary, Evergreen Park, IL; St. Mary's, Hobart, IN.

Perform adult echocardiograms, EKGs, Holter monitors, Holter scanning, treadmill tests, and thallium stress tests, as well as cardiac beeper and pacemaker checks.

Supervisor (since 1991). Supervise a staff of 12 techs: cardiac, EMG, and EEG. Involved in the hiring process, termination, evaluations, inventory, quality assurance, and productivity.

Attend Supervisor/Manager meetings and seminars.

Working Supervisor.

Perform EKGs, Holter monitors, Holter scanning, treadmill, and thallium stress test. Pacemaker checks, Tam II beepers, and fetal non-stress monitoring.

Cardiac training. Maintained equipment, bookkeeping records, supplies, inventory, budget, internist procedure reports, file record keeping, and validation of reports.

Supervise a staff of five technicians. Involved in the hiring and termination process. Maintained work schedules, was involved in probations, grievances, evaluations, and disciplinary actions. Attend manager/supervisor meetings, seminars.