Sonographer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited diagnostic ultrasound technology program.
• Maintain required certifications and registries, health requirements, and operational requirements.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license and be able to provide it on demand.
• Complete and successfully pass drug screening and a background check.
• Be self-motivated, dependable, and able to work independently with little to no direct supervision.
• Have good organizational skills.
• Be able to perform basic smartphone operations and basic computer tasks, including printing attachments, scanning documents, and attaching files to emails.
• Know applicable regions, geography, and travel routes.
• Have a pleasant phone manner and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Comply with professional and ethical conduct, company policies, and applicable health and safety procedures.
• Meet the physical demands of lifting an equipment bag requiring 18–20 pounds of force and pulling a wheeled cart up to 250 feet, requiring 10 pounds of initiating force and 5–8 pounds of sustained force.
• Work in varying weather and driving conditions.

Responsibilities

• Obtain case-load information through the self-dispatch system or dispatch department.
• Arrive at the first case at the start of the assigned shift or leave home 30 minutes beforehand.
• Transport portable sonographic equipment into facilities and perform physician-ordered examinations, obtaining clinically diagnostic and technically competent images.
• Perform and process ultrasounds using portable equipment and digitally send the studies to a radiologist for interpretation.
• Check facility voicemail after assigned cases or at least every 30 minutes as necessary.
• Check the self-dispatch system for available cases or contact the dispatcher at least every 30 minutes as necessary.
• Wear the company uniform and company-provided name tag and follow the company dress code.
• Carry the company-provided phone and respond to urgent communications within 15 minutes.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Verify examination orders against the exams listed in the patient’s chart; do not complete an exam until any discrepancy or missing order is appropriately documented.
• Confirm patient identity using two identifiers; if the patient cannot identify themselves, obtain identification from the nurse in charge and document the nurse’s name on the requisition and in the verification-screen comments.
• Ensure facility staff conduct any required patient transfers, support, positioning, or assistance; do not perform these activities.
• Complete required medical physical examinations, TB screening, and annual infection-control in-service, and submit documentation or results to Human Resources within two weeks of the last annual exam.
• Scan exam-related paperwork and billing daily according to protocol.
• Communicate efficiently and professionally with the call center, dispatch, peers, supervisors, and clients.
• Maintain the vehicle and sonographic equipment and promptly notify a supervisor if equipment malfunctions.
• Maintain professional medical ethics and develop knowledge of the field, diseases, and evolving procedures.
• Provide copies of required credentials, registries, diploma, driver’s license, and certificates when requested, and carry credentials at all times.
• Pay motor vehicle tickets incurred while using company-owned, leased, or rented vehicles.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license and comply with periodic license checks.
• Follow the company’s prohibitions on alcohol, illegal substances, and weapons; communicate changes to criminal-background information and comply with the drug-free workplace policy and Code of Conduct.
• Train other technologists as required.
• Complete and pass drug screening and a background check.
• Perform other duties assigned by management or described in the Associate Handbook.

Benefits

• Two weeks of vacation time
• Health insurance after 30 days
• Sick time
• Eight paid holidays
• Same-day pay available
• Medical insurance allowance to customize a plan
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k)
• $10,000 sign-on bonus