Sonographer

CHI St. Gabriel's Health•Elbow Lake, MN

13d•$44 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

In Central Minnesota you’ll find quality health care as near to you as CHI St. Gabriel’s Health in Little Falls, part of CommonSpirit Health. We’ve been serving this area since 1892 and we have the equipment, experience, and expertise to offer you a full range of the latest health services. 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. Responsible for the production of high quality images in ultrasound. Performing imaging tests following approved policies & procedures in accordance with provider and/or radiologist orders Dependable, reliable and can relate positively and professionally with patients, visitors and facility staff. Performing quality control; quality assurance and preventative maintenance Able to work independently as well as in an interdepartmental setting (including inpatient, outpatient, portable and OR) Strong patient care and customer services skills Patient safety, education, staff safety

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited Diagnostic Medical Sonography program
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonography (RDMS) certification
Hospital/clinical experience in sonography
Excellent patient service and communication skills
Sharp eyesight
Meticulous attention to detail
Strong technical proficiency
Sound judgment
Advanced decision-making skills
Dependable
Reliable
Able to relate positively and professionally with patients, visitors and facility staff.

Nice To Haves

Two years minimum experience
Registered Cardiac Electr, within 6 - months
Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, within 6 - months
Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI, within 6 - months
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, within 6 - months
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, within 6 - months
Registered Technologist Computed Tomography, within 6 - months
Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT, within 6 - months
Registered Vascular Specialist, within 6 - months
Registered Vascular Technologist, within 6 - months

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.
Perform imaging tests following approved policies & procedures in accordance with provider and/or radiologist orders.
Perform quality control; quality assurance and preventative maintenance.
Work independently as well as in an interdepartmental setting (including inpatient, outpatient, portable and OR).
Ensure patient safety, education, and staff safety.