Sonographer

• Other duties and responsibilities
• Coordinates with other staff to ensure appropriate care is provided, including traveling to other clinics to assist when needed.
• Addresses problems of patient care as they arise and makes decisions to appropriately resolve the problems.
• Provides in-service education team on requirements of sonographic procedures as requested by other members of the health care team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Education and Experience

Required

High school diploma or GED. Graduate of a formal Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program or other related training. One (1) or more years of experience performing OB/GYN ultrasound.

Preferred

Experience in an accredited perinatology setting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to effectively operate sonographic equipment.
• Ability to evaluate sonograms in order to acquire appropriate diagnostic information.
• Ability to integrate diagnostic sonograms, laboratory results, patient history and medical records, and adapt sonographic examination as necessary.
• Ability to use independent judgment to acquire the optimum diagnostic sonographic information in each examination performed.
• Ability to evaluate, synthesize, and communicate diagnostic information to the attending physician.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the patient and the health care team, recognizing the special nature of sonographic examinations and patient's needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and health care team.
• Ability to follow established departmental procedures.
• Ability to work efficiently and cope with emergency situations.
• Must be customer oriented in order to provide outstanding services to patients, physicians and co-workers.
• Ability to maintain awareness of patient privacy, confidentiality and dignity at all times.
• Ability to engage others, listen and adapt response to meet others’ needs.
• Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals.
• Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.
• Ability to understand, recall, and communicate, factual information.
• Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
• Ability to apply common sense in performing job.

• Certificate/License
• Active certification by American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
• Must obtain Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) credential with an OB/GYN specialty within 12 months of employment.
• Current compliance with Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements for specialty as appropriate.
• Current AHA approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course completion card or within 60 days of hire required.

Work Schedule

Part Time schedule available between Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm.