Senior Sonographer - 0.90 FTE, Nights (12HR)

Stanford Health Care•Stanford, CA

11d•$89 - $100•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of a supervisor or manager and a physician, the Senior Sonographer conducts sonographic procedures on patients of all ages using ultrasound diagnostic equipment. The role performs vascular studies, including peripheral vascular, abdominal, and carotid duplex scans, and uses complex ultrasound equipment for echocardiographic procedures. The sonographer assists physicians by gathering sonographic, duplex, and other medical data needed to reach a diagnosis, without taking over the physician’s diagnostic decision-making responsibilities. The role requires sound judgment and skill with sonographic equipment and responsibility for keeping equipment functional and ready for use, as well as maintaining records and reports related to equipment, procedures, and billing. The position is based onsite at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, California. It is a 0.90 FTE, part-time night position with 12-hour shifts. The sonographer also participates in training residents and ultrasound students, supports research-related recordkeeping and equipment evaluation, and follows patient-centered C-I-CARE principles.

Requirements

One year of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
ARDMS Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonography (RDMS) certification.
Meet the education requirement through the listed license/certification requirement.

Responsibilities

Document procedural observations for physician or other qualified professional interpretation and obtain diagnostic images for the record when presenting cases.
Maintain ultrasound equipment and accessories in working order and report problems to the Lead Tech and supervisor.
Explain examinations to patients and instruct and assist them throughout procedures.
Operate diagnostic ultrasound equipment, observe sound-wave patterns, produce and process diagnostic images, and present completed sonograms to physicians.
Maintain records for research cases and participate as needed in evaluating new or potential departmental equipment.
Participate in training residents and ultrasound students.
Perform complex sonographic procedures using high-frequency ultrasound to detect abnormalities such as masses, abscesses, and stones.
Use appropriate infection-prevention techniques, including CIDEX testing and neutralization and disposal, and handle and clean probes according to procedures when necessary.
Perform basic Doppler scans, including hepatic and portal veins, hepatic arteries, venous Doppler studies, and renal transplant arterial and venous Doppler studies, within allotted time frames; demonstrate appropriate technique, documentation, color and spectral imaging, scale settings, and display of peak systolic velocity after flow-direction and angle correction.
Use required diagnostic equipment, including 2D gray-scale, color Doppler, and pulsed-wave scanners; blood-pressure cuffs and sphygmomanometer; stethoscope; analog strip-chart recorder; segmental blood-pressure machine; and handheld continuous-wave Doppler.
Independently perform peripheral vascular duplex, abdominal duplex, segmental blood-pressure and exercise testing, carotid, and other requested physiology examinations.
Review patient medical history in the chart information system, reload prior exams for comparison, and use ancillary equipment such as Kinetdx and PACS appropriately.
Spot-check examinations for required views and adequate demonstration of anatomy and complete exams within required time frames.
Follow Stanford Health Care’s C-I-CARE patient-experience principles and support effective, coordinated, patient-centered care.