Medical Photographer

Gundersen Health System • Onalaska, WI

15d • $56,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Emplify Health is seeking a skilled and compassionate Medical Photographer to join our team! This position partners directly with medical providers and patients to create accurate and respectful visual documentation for medical, instructional, and promotional use while upholding Emplify Health’s commitment to patient‑centered care and privacy. The ideal candidate combines advanced technical expertise with strong interpersonal skills and a keen eye for visual storytelling.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent years of experience and education
• 2 years of relevant work experience in healthcare, photography, patient care.
• Valid Driver's License required
• Strong working knowledge of HIPAA regulations and patient privacy standard
• Proven ability to work directly with patients in sensitive or high‑stress situations
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop and Premiere Pro
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

• Visual storytelling samples from digital channels are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Capture images of patients in a manner consistent with patient-centered care.
• The photographer fully understands HIPAA policies and is responsible for maintaining those policies regarding photo and video taken within Gundersen Health System.
• Must have soft skills. Demonstrates strong communication skills, ability to work with a team, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of digital cameras, ambient and electronic flash illumination, and color filtration.
• Produces detailed photos of such things as surgical procedures, specimen photography, and legal cases involving trauma and abuse.
• Works with medical staff to capture images of patients for medical, legal, and educational purposes.
• Provides photo and video services for staff, professional portraits, and special events occurring on and off campus.
• Provides images for use in brochures and marketing campaigns.
• Demonstrates the ability to capture images that effectively tell a story featuring patients or staff.
• Processes and edits images for final output.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Bridge, and Media Encoder, etc.
• Provides all types of ophthalmic imaging using a variety of equipment and software including Zeiss Fundus, Slit lamp, Optos and other external cameras.
• Provide angiography, ICG and other patient diagnostic testing.
• Suggests procurement of new photo/video equipment and associated software while maintaining current equipment.

Benefits

• A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated
• A comprehensive and generous benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life Ins, HSA/FSA) ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member
• Substantial retirement contribution including a 401k match & annual discretionary base contribution
• Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need
• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program (up to $3,000 per year), and our Career Development Center
• Additional Employee Discounts and Perks
• Other benefits include a Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and AD&D, optional short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, pet insurance, Inspire & Celebrate colleague recognition and rewards program, a discount program, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees