Perinatal Sonographer - Maternal Fetal Medicine La Mesa - Day Shift - Part Time (0.8)

300 Sharp HealthCare; La Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare is seeking a perinatal ultrasound technologist to perform advanced obstetric imaging for high-risk pregnancies. You will document findings, archive images, and maintain patient safety and comfort throughout exams.

Responsibilities include operating ultrasound equipment, ensuring image quality, and adhering to infection control guidelines while collaborating across care teams and departments at Sharp facilities in San Diego and surrounding areas.

Qualifications

• Completion of AMA-approved training program and appropriate certification.
• 1 year sonography experience including obstetrics.
• AHA BLS Healthcare Provider certification required.
• RDMS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced-level perinatal and obstetric ultrasounds evaluating fetal development on high-risk pregnancies.
• Ensure documentation and image archiving in patient records.
• Operate and maintain ultrasound equipment ensuring image quality.
• Explain procedure to patient and maintain patient comfort and dignity.
• Maintain infection control and safety guidelines.
• Train new employees and students as requested.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Deadline driven

Multitasking

Multiple location coverage

Education

AMA-approved training program (certification)

AHA BLS Healthcare Provider

RDMS certification

RDMS-FE certification (within 1 year)

Tools

Ultrasound equipment operation

Job description

Hours:

Shift Start Time: 8 AM Shift End Time: 4:30 PM AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: No Weekends On-Call Required: No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $59.610 - $76.910 - $86.150 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant's years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Under the Foundation clinic model for Maternal Fetal Medicine, perform advanced-level perinatal and obstetric ultrasounds evaluating fetal development on multiple and high-risk pregnancies. Ensure accurate documentation and image archiving in patient records.

Required Qualifications

• Satisfactory completion of formal training program in an AMA approved school and meets the requirements of an appropriate State and/or Federal mandated certification or equivalent.
• 1 Year sonography experience to include obstetrics.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Perinatal imaging experience to include: fetal spine, thorax abdomen, extremities, umbilical cord and central nervous system, etc.

Other Qualification Requirements

• Fetal Echocardiography Certification (RDMS-FE) from ARDMS is required within 1 year of hire. Department to track and maintain this requirement.
• Nuchal Translucency Certification from Fetal Medicine Foundation is preferred.

Essential Functions

• Monitors and evaluates exam quality and procedures.
• Checks/completes patient name bands, physician orders, consent forms and prescriptions.
• Follows department/hospital infection control guidelines.
• Explains procedure to patient prior to exam.
• Assures physical and psychological patient needs are met.
• Initiates proper response to emergent situations.
• Maintains patient medical devices (IV's catheters, tubes monitors, oxygen, etc.)
• Demonstrates knowledge of patient care standards.
• Ensure patient comfort, privacy, and dignity throughout the examination.
• Supports and may facilitate departmental performance improvement initiatives.
• Identifies problems and implements appropriate actions to improve departmental operations and/or quality of care.
• Participation in task force or projects.
• Trains new employees and students, as requested.
• Provides on going educational support to work group with documentation of attendees.
• Provides written recommendations for cost reduction and department improvements.
• Ensures cleanliness and adequate stocking in exam and work areas.
• Demonstrates flexibility and is responsive to department staffing needs.
• Attends and actively participates in departmental in-services and management meetings.
• Monitors completion of assigned staff duties.
• Operate and maintain ultrasound equipment, ensuring image quality and equipment functionality.

Customer Service

• Ensures work related discussions are professional and limited to private areas.
• Consistently communicates in a positive and timely manner with all customers.
• Utilizes active listening practices and acknowledges and accepts customer's feelings and perceptions as valid.
• Demonstrates teamwork, cooperation and responsiveness.
• When dealing with multiple priorities at the same time, assures customers that they will be attended to as soon as possible.
• Customer satisfaction surveys are 90% overall.

Safety

• Submit completed safety test by scheduled deadline with 100% score.
• Practices proper body mechanics 100% of the time.
• Reports and corrects observed safety hazards immediately.
• Reports any work related injury to self or staff immediately and completes appropriate paperwork.
• Adheres to universal precautions.

Clinical Competency

Fetal Echocardiography Certification (RDMS-FE) from ARDMS is required within 1 year of hire. Department to track and maintain this requirement. Stays up to date with advances in perinatal imaging, technology, and professional guidelines. Attends and completes relative training, tutorials, seminars etc. per department requirements or leadership guidance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effective interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to courteously accommodate angry or frustrated customers.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to calmly handle multiple telephone or personal contacts daily.
• Ability to provide coverage across multiple locations as needed.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women's health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It's what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.