Clinic Sonographer

CommonSpirit Health; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Clinic is seeking a Sonographer to capture detailed ultrasound images for diagnosis and prenatal care. You will explain procedures, ensure patient comfort, and adjust equipment for optimal images.

Responsibilities include obtaining patient history, educating patients, obtaining consent, and presenting preliminary findings to physicians. A Comprehensive set of registrations in ultrasound specialties is required or expected within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or equivalent within 6 months.
• Experience appropriate to multiple specialty sonography areas.
• Includes Adult Echo, Fetal Echo and Pediatric Echo certifications.
• Includes Abdomen and Breast scanning credentials.
• Proficient in Neurosonology and OB/GYN sonography.
• Cardiac and vascular imaging certifications where applicable.
• CPR certification required on hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and explain procedures, duration, and expectations.
• Provide patient education as appropriate.
• Obtain patient consent and maintain confidentiality.
• Select equipment and set technical factors for procedures.
• Obtain complete history and document data for interpretation.
• Perform quality assessment of images and escalate equipment issues.

Skills

Ultrasound experience

Education

Graduate of a Diagnostic Medical Sonography program

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

Registered Cardiac Sonographer

Registered Cardiac Echo

Registered Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo

Registered Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo

Registered Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Fetal Echo

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono

Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist

Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI

Registered Technologist Computed Tomography

Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT

Registered Vascular Specialist

Registered Vascular Technologist

Basic Life Support - CPR

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

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.

• Assesses patients and their abilities to participate in ordered procedures. Provides a clear explanation of the procedure including; duration, process, and what to expect following completion.
• Provides patient education as appropriate.
• Obtains patient consent for care and ensures patient confidentiality.
• Selects proper equipment, setting correct technical factors, procedure protocols and gathering proper supplies prior to performance of the procedure.
• Obtains clear and complete history from the patient and or patient record and records that data into patient record to assist in image interpretation and future patient encounters.
• Performs quality assessment of images obtained and is able to evaluate equipment issues and escalates concerns as indicated.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of a Diagnostic Medical Sonography program., upon hire and
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Fetal Echo, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN, within 6 - months or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono, within 6 - months or
• Registered Cardiac Electr, within 6 - months or
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, within 6 - months or
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI, within 6 - months or
• Registered Technologist Computed Tomography, within 6 - months or
• Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT, within 6 - months or
• Registered Vascular Specialist, within 6 - months or
• Registered Vascular Technologist, within 6 - months and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred

• Six to nine months ultrasound experience

Where You’ll Work

From primary to specialty care, as well as walk-in and virtual services, CHI Health Clinic delivers more options and better access so you can spend time on what matters: being healthy. We offer more than 20 specialties and 100 convenience locations; with some clinics offering extended hours.