Sonographer

CommonSpirit Health•Hot Springs, AR

39d•Onsite

About The Position

As our Sonographer, you will utilize advanced sonographic equipment to record detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and bodily masses, including unborn fetuses, providing critical visual data for diagnosis and prenatal care. Every day you will directly interact with patients, explaining procedures, answering questions, and preparing them for scans. You will meticulously operate sonographic equipment, adjusting settings and patient positions to ensure clear, diagnostic images. You will monitor and care for patients to ensure their safety and comfort, select and examine images for pathologies, and present preliminary findings to Physicians. To be successful in this role, you will possess excellent patient service and communication skills, sharp eyesight, and meticulous attention to detail. You will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, sound judgment, and advanced decision-making skills to effectively capture and interpret sonographic data, ensuring optimal diagnostic support. Completes a comprehensive assessment on patients of all ages including patient screening and contraindications. Obtains pertinent medical history from patient by observation or with oral communication. Performs patient assessment to determine: ◦ Patient’s physical ability to undergo the imaging procedure as needed. ◦ What patient care is needed during the procedure. ◦ If there are contraindications to performing the procedure as ordered.

Requirements

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, within 12 - months
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, within 12 - months
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, within 12 - months
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo, within 12 - months
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo, within 12 - months
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, within 12 - months
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast, within 12 - months
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology, within 12 - months
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN, within 12 - months
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono, within 12 - months
Registered Vascular Technologist, within 12 - months
Excellent patient service and communication skills
Sharp eyesight
Meticulous attention to detail
Strong technical proficiency
Sound judgment
Advanced decision-making skills

Nice To Haves

Graduate of program of Radiologic Technology accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) an approved Sonography/Vascular Ultrasound program that has been approved by (JRCERT) or A graduate of military program an accredited by JRCERT or a graduate of an accredited ultrasound training program.

Responsibilities

Utilize advanced sonographic equipment to record detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and bodily masses, including unborn fetuses, providing critical visual data for diagnosis and prenatal care.
Directly interact with patients, explaining procedures, answering questions, and preparing them for scans.
Meticulously operate sonographic equipment, adjusting settings and patient positions to ensure clear, diagnostic images.
Monitor and care for patients to ensure their safety and comfort.
Select and examine images for pathologies.
Present preliminary findings to Physicians.
Completes a comprehensive assessment on patients of all ages including patient screening and contraindications.
Obtains pertinent medical history from patient by observation or with oral communication.
Performs patient assessment to determine: ◦ Patient’s physical ability to undergo the imaging procedure as needed. ◦ What patient care is needed during the procedure. ◦ If there are contraindications to performing the procedure as ordered.