Ultrasound Tech

CommonSpirit Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 171,036,000 - 204,962,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Hospital Bakersfield (CommonSpirit Health) is seeking an Ultrasound Technologist to perform diagnostic sonography, including obstetric and abdominal scans, while ensuring patient safety and comfort. You will operate advanced equipment, adjust settings, and select transducers to produce high-resolution images for diagnostic use.

The role requires excellent communication, attention to detail, and professional credentialing.

Qualifications

• Must graduate of an accredited school of sonography.
• CPR certification per AHA and sonography credentialing.
• Experience from an accredited school of sonography or BE.

Responsibilities

• Operate sonographic equipment to capture diagnostic images.
• Explain procedures to patients and prepare them for scans.
• Present preliminary findings to Radiologist for interpretation.
• Perform emergency exams at bedside and monitor patient safety.
• Verify patient identity using two identifiers and date of birth.

Skills

Patient communication

Detail orientation

Equipment operation

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate of accredited school of sonography

Experience from accredited program

AHA CPR Certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Ultrasound Technologist (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 must 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

• Performs digital, color and duplex scanning.


• Selects the proper transducer, frequency and diameter for performance of the examination.


• Performs emergency exams at bedside. Demonstrates ability to recognize a diagnostic scan and render an initial interpretation to the Radiologist for interpretation.


• Verifies correct patient using two patient identifiers.


• Follows standard patient identifier of name and date of birth.


• Evaluates patient condition to see if they are capable of answering questions necessary for proper identification.


• Graduate of accredited school of sonography


• Experience gained thru an accredited school of sonography or BE


• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or


• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer 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 Neurosonolog or


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN or


• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono

Preferred

• Medical Radiographer: CA


• Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers.

Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield.

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Pay Range

$59.69 - $71.53 /hour