ECHO/ Vascular Sonographer 2

Dignity Health; Arroyo Grande (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health Arroyo Grande Community Hospital in Arroyo Grande, CA is seeking an ECHO/Vascular Sonographer to record detailed sonographic images for prenatal and diagnostic care. You will interact with patients, explain procedures, and prepare them for scans, ensuring comfort and safety while delivering high-quality diagnostic data.

The role requires RDMS/RDCS credentials or equivalent on hire, B.S. or A.S.

Qualifications

• AHA Basic Life Support (CPR) within 30 days.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) at hire.
• RDCS (Cardiac) at hire.
• RDCS Adult Echo at hire.
• RDCS Fetal Echo at hire.
• RDCS Pediatric Echo at hire.
• RDMS Abdomen at hire.
• RDMS Breast at hire.
• RDMS Neurosonology at hire.
• RDMS OB/GYN at hire.
• RDMS Pediatric Sono at hire.
• Vascular Sonography Tech (RVT) at hire.
• Cardiac Sonographer (CCI) at hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform ECHO/Vascular procedures per department standards and physician orders.
• Operate ultrasound equipment, computers, and accessories.
• Respond to schedule changes and STAT exams; maintain reliability on-call.
• Coordinate technical tasks and patient flow in supervisor's absence.
• Interview patients; obtain relevant medical history and required consents.
• Maintain sterile technique and prevent cross-contamination.

Education

Associates Of Science (AS)

Bachelors Of Science (BS)

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our ECHO/Vascular 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.

• Performs ECHO/Vasular procedures in accordance with department standards, and in keeping with the orders of the referring physician.
• Operates all ultrasound equipment, computers, and accessories.
• Responds to changes in work schedule and STAT exams, and demonstrates reliability and proximity when on-call.
• Coordinates technical tasks and patient flow in absence of Supervisor.
• Interviews patients for pertinent medical history and obtains consents on patients prior to performing studies as required
• Uses sterile technique and prevents cross-contamination.

Job Requirements

Required

• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days and
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Vascular Sonography, upon hire or
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI, upon hire

Preferred

• Associates Of Science, upon hire or
• Bachelors Of Science, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1961, Dignity Health - Arroyo Grande Community Hospital is a 65-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Arroyo Grande, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including, emergency care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Arroyo Grande Community Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has the only inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Center between Salinas and Santa Barbara.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$60.80 - $72.85 /hour