Clinic Sonographer

Catholic Health Initiatives; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Health Initiatives seeks a Sonographer to perform advanced ultrasound imaging for prenatal and diagnostic purposes. You will educate patients, ensure comfort, and operate high-quality equipment to capture clear images. You will review findings and work closely with Physicians to support accurate diagnoses.

The role emphasizes patient communication, meticulous technique, and ongoing professional certification alignment to clinical needs.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
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• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer within 6 months of hire.
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• Registered Cardiac Sonographer within 6 months of hire.
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• Registered Cardiac Echo within 6 months of hire.
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• Registered OB/GYN Sonographer within 6 months of hire.
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• CPR/BLS certification upon hire.
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Responsibilities

• Operates sonographic equipment to record detailed images of blood, organs, and fetal anatomy.
• Explains procedures to patients, answers questions and prepares them for scans.
• Monitors patients for safety and comfort during imaging.
• Selects equipment and adjusts technical factors to obtain diagnostic images.
• Obtains patient history and records data to aid interpretation.
• Reviews images for quality and escalates equipment concerns as needed.

Skills

Patient communication

Attention to detail

Ultrasound operation

Education

Graduate of Diagnostic Medical Sonography program

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

Registered Cardiac Sonographer

Registered Cardiac Echo

Registered OB/GYN Sonographer

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.

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.

• 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 convenient locations; with some clinics offering extended hours.

Pay Range

$30.76 - $45.76 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.