Sonographer

CHI Health Midlands; Bellevue (NE); Presencial; USD 44.000 - 66.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CHI Health Midlands in Bellevue, Nebraska, seeks a Sonographer to perform diagnostic ultrasound imaging including obstetric scans, while ensuring patient safety and comfort. You will educate patients, operate equipment, and collaborate with physicians to interpret images.

Qualified candidates will have program enrollment or graduation in sonography, CPR certification, and progress toward registry within 12 months. On-site position with competitive hourly pay.

Formación

• Enrollment in or graduation from a Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Radiology program.
• Progress toward and/or holding relevant ultrasound certifications.
• CPR training and compliance with safety standards.

Responsabilidades

• Record detailed ultrasound images of blood, organs, and fetal anatomy.
• Explain procedures to patients and prepare them for scans.
• Adjust equipment and patient positioning to obtain diagnostic quality images.
• Present preliminary findings to physicians and ensure patient safety.
• Maintain equipment and document patient data in medical records.

Conocimientos

Patient service

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Educación

Diagnostic Medical Sonography / Radiology Technology program

Registered Sonographer cert or pending within 12 months

Basic Life Support CPR

Herramientas

Ultrasound equipment operation

Descripción del empleo

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.

• Proper assessment of the patient and their abilities to participate in ordered procedure. Provides a clear explanation of the procedure including; duration, process, and what to expect following completion. Verifies informed consent for and assists physician with interventional procedures; needle localization, aspiration, biopsies, and other invasive procedures. Practices aseptic and sterile techniques as necessary and observes universal precautions. Provides patient education as appropriate.


• Selection of the proper equipment, setting correct technical factors, procedure protocols and gathers proper supplies prior to performance of the procedure. Recognizes all radiation safety standards including “Image Gently” and “Image Wisely” and MR safety standards. Understands and follows all rules around radiation protection including wearing of lead protection when utilizing fluoroscopy or when there is a possibility of exposure i.e. CT room, performing portable exams etc.


• 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.


• Is able to perform quality assessment of images obtained and is able to evaluate equipment issues and reports assessment to supervisor, manager or director.


• Ensures all equipment is in working order at the beginning of the day and prior to starting of a procedure. Performs any performance and quality tests on equipment as required including ACR quality requirements. Checks all supplies for outdates prior to use and reports any shortages, variations or failures of equipment to supervisor, manager or director for follow-up. Uses CHI incident reporting system to report any patient injuries or concerns, equipment or supply failures or malfunctions, medication reaction or errors, and visitor or personal injury or exposure.

Job Requirements

Required

• Currently enrolled in, or graduate of, a Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Radiology Technology program , upon hire or


• graduate of a post-secondary allied health profession program, upon hire and


• on-the-job training with registered sonographer., upon hire


• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Fetal Echo, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN, within 12 - months or


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono, within 12 - months

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Midlands we proudly serve Sarpy County and surrounding areas in Nebraska with patient-focused care. When designing our facility, we kept the patient viewpoint in mind, setting a tone for a more comfortable, less stressful hospital stay. We provide our patients with some of the highest quality scores in the country in heart and vascular, emergency, and surgical care. Also, we offer high quality care in diagnostics/radiology, women's care, home care, orthopedics, sleep and breathing disorders.

Pay Range

$32.30 - $48.05 /hour