Sonographer

CommonSpirit Health; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 109,503 - 155,959; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a skilled Sonographer in Santa Cruz, California to operate advanced sonographic equipment and provide pivotal visual data for diagnoses and prenatal care. You will interact with patients daily, preparing them for scans while ensuring safety and comfort.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure. Required qualifications include experience as a Sonographer and active CPR certification. Pay is $96.35 per hour.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience as a Sonographer.
• 1+ years of experience as a Radiologic Technologist.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support – CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Utilize advanced sonographic equipment for detailed imaging.
• Interact with patients to explain procedures and prepare for scans.
• Monitor and care for patients during procedures.

Skills

Patient service skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Technical proficiency

Advanced decision-making

Education

Associate of Science

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

Job description

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.

Job Requirements

• Utilizes the AIDET principle to communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families.
• Acknowledge, Introduce, Explain, Duration, Thank.
• Performs all routine diagnostic and fluoroscopic procedures.
• Assigns all patient charges appropriately.
• Records/reviews all techniques/procedures as required.
• Clearly marks all radiographs as to side location, position, patient ID, etc.
• Marks all CR images with correct markers.
• Transports patients safely.
• Demonstrates safe use of restraints.
• One year or more as a Sonographer.
• One year or more as a Radiologic Technologist.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support – CPR.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, upon hire or.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo or.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo or.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo or.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen or.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast or.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology or.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN or.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono.

Preferred

• Associate of Science.

Pay Range

$96.35 - $96.35 /hour