Ultrasound Tech

Dignity Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles seeks an Ultrasound Technologist (Sonographer) to perform diagnostic ultrasound procedures, interact with patients, and ensure high-quality imaging for diagnosis and prenatal care.

You will explain procedures, adjust equipment and patient positions, monitor safety and comfort, and present preliminary findings to physicians with excellent attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Direct interaction with patients to explain procedures and answer questions.
• Must maintain safety, comfort, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Performs diagnostic ultrasound procedures including portables.
• Maintains records and reports equipment malfunction to manager.
• Provides instruction for students and other health care professionals.
• Examines images and presents preliminary findings to physicians.

Skills

Patient communication

Attention to detail

Education

AMA approved school of ultrasound technology

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 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Duties and Responsibilities: (List essential functions in order of responsibility)
• Performs diagnostic ultrasound procedures including portables according to accepted policies and practices.
• Knowledge of ultrasound examinations as well as ultrasound related interventional procedures.
• Assists in maintaining records, respecting confidentiality and established policy.
• Assumes responsibility for assigned area in reporting equipment malfunction to manager.
• Provides practical instruction for students and/or other health care professionals.

Job Requirements

• High School Graduate
• Graduate from AMA approved school of ultrasound technology.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
• Basic Life Support - CPR
• Fire Safety, within 90 Days

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.

Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care. One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$62.83 - $75.29 /hour