Sonographer

UPMC; Jamestown (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

UPMC Chautauqua is seeking a full-time Sonographer to join our Imaging team in Jamestown, NY. The role involves independent ultrasound procedures, patient-centered care, and high-quality diagnostic imaging with rotating shifts including weekends.

Candidates will be placed on the career ladder based on education, experience, and leadership discretion. A sign-on bonus may be available with work commitment. You will work with RIS and ISITE systems to ensure accurate documentation and billing.

Qualifications

• Experience performing a range of ultrasound procedures with independent judgment.
• Ability to communicate procedures clearly and reassure patients.
• Demonstrates professional conduct and patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Operates ultrasound equipment and documents results per protocol.
• Assists physicians with invasive procedures and adheres to universal protocol.
• Explains procedures to patients and helps allay fears; elicits cooperation.
• Identifies patients using two identifiers and reviews orders; follows departmental protocols.
• Performs a variety of ultrasound procedures and correlates findings with history and labs under physician supervision.
• Maintains teamwork with colleagues to expedite patient care and provide compassionate service.
• Ensures exams are coded and captured in RIS and ISITE for accurate archiving and billing.
• Obtains clear image documentation across body planes and correlates measurements with anatomy and computer data.

Skills

Ultrasound imaging

Patient communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Tools

RIS

ISITE

Job description

Sonographer – UPMC Chautauqua

UPMC Chautauqua is hiring a full-time Sonographer to join our Imaging team. This is a great opportunity for a skilled sonographer who enjoys working independently, providing compassionate patient care, and using their expertise to produce high-quality diagnostic imaging.

This full-time position will work variable shifts, with rotating weekends required.

Candidates will be placed in the appropriate level of the career ladder based on education, experience, and leadership discretion.

This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus with work commitment.

Performs imaging procedures at a technical level not requiring constant supervision. Competently performs a variety of technical procedures that require independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
Responsibilities:

• Utilizes appropriate ultrasound instrumentation for procedures and demonstrates knowledge of equipment operations, applications and scanning techniques resulting in optimized image data/documentation. Completes procedures according to protocol.
• Assists physicians with invasive procedures as necessary and adheres strictly to the universal protocol standards.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate instructions to patients in a clear and concise manner and explain procedures to help allay the patients fears and solicit their cooperation.
• Identifies all patients properly by using two patient identifiers and utilizes universal protocol when performing procedures. Reviews patient history and assesses physician orders, applying specific departmental protocols for optimal results in the acquisition of data. Documents patient history in electronic record as required.
• Performs a variety of technical ultrasound procedures, correlating appropriate patient history, laboratory data, and physical findings, for the purpose of assisting in a patients medical diagnosis under the direct supervision of a physician.
• Demonstrates a strong ability to interact with both patients and co-workers, while displaying a high level of caring, listening, dignity and respect. Able to work as team member within the department and all other departments to expedite patient care efficiently.
• Ensures all exams within his/her area of responsibility are properly coded and tracked through RIS system, all exams are properly networked to ISITE for archiving and interpretation, and all charges are adequately entered for the exams performed.
• Obtains appropriate image documentation of cross-sectional anatomy in all body planes demonstrating anatomy, anatomical relationships and ultrasonic characteristics of normal and abnormal tissues and obtains and correlates ultrasonic measurements of structures/organs with data charts, anatomical normal measurements and computer data programs, where applicable.