Senior Perinatal Sonographer: High-Risk OB & Fetal Imaging

Dignity Health; Santa Maria (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, CA seeks a Sonographer to operate advanced ultrasound equipment, capturing detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and fetal anatomy to aid diagnosis and prenatal care.

Daily duties include patient interaction, explaining procedures, optimizing image quality with PACS, and presenting preliminary findings to physicians. Requires 2–5 years of ultrasound experience, high-risk OB skills, and multiple professional registrations.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years experience performing ultrasound procedures
• 2 years high-risk/level II OB ultrasound including fetal echo
• Experience with US-guided invasive fetal procedures including amniocentesis and CVS
• Basic Life Support - CPR from the American Heart Association

Responsibilities

• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound procedures per department standards
• Operates all ultrasound equipment, computers and accessories
• Demonstrates competency in imaging processing procedures (PACs)
• Identifies and initiates accurate assessment of life-threatening conditions; troubleshoots equipment
• Maintains and updates the patient log daily
• Responds to changes in work schedule and STAT exams; on-call reliability

Skills

Ultrasound imaging

Patient communication

Quality image optimization

On-call reliability

Attention to detail

PACs proficiency

Education

Technical school graduation in Ultrasound

Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR

Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen

Registered Vascular Technologist

Tools

Ultrasound equipment

PACS imaging processing

Job description

Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, CA seeks a Sonographer to operate advanced ultrasound equipment, capturing detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and fetal anatomy to aid diagnosis and prenatal care.

Daily duties include patient interaction, explaining procedures, optimizing image quality with PACS, and presenting preliminary findings to physicians. Requires 2–5 years of ultrasound experience, high-risk OB skills, and multiple professional registrations.