Ultrasound Tech II

CommonSpirit Health; Camarillo (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. John’s Hospital Camarillo is seeking an Ultrasound Technologist to perform diagnostic ultrasound exams, including obstetric imaging, while explaining procedures and ensuring patient comfort.

You will operate equipment, tailor patient positioning, and review images for quality under physician guidance. The role requires active patient communication, meticulous technique, and holding multiple RDMS/RDCS certifications.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate from a CAAHEP accredited Sonography program and must have recent hands-on scanning experience.
• More than one year experience in Abdomen or OB/Gyn.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Transfers and positions patients.
• Performs Ultrasound procedures in accordance with department standards and in keeping with the orders of the referring physician.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Ultrasound protocols and current techniques in ultrasound sonography.
• Interviews patients for pertinent medical history and obtains consents as required.
• Uses sterile technique and prevents cross-contamination.
• Orders and maintains supplies at an acceptable level in assigned area.

Skills

Patient communication

Attention to detail

Technical proficiency in ultrasound

Explain procedures to patients

Education

CAAHEP-accredited Sonography program

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)

RDCS Adult Echo

RDCS Fetal Echo

RDCS Pediatric Echo

RDMS Abdomen

RDMS Breast

RDMS Neurosonology

RDMS OB/GYN

RDMS Pediatric Sono

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.

Job Duties

• Transfers and positions patients. Measurement: Observation, Feedback.
• Performs Ultrasound procedures in accordance with department standards and in keeping with the orders of the referring physician. Measurement: Observation, Feedback, Departmental monitors.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Ultrasound protocols for Section and the ability to accurately apply principles to work. Keeps current on changes/new techniques, etc./ in ultrasound sonography. Measurement: Observation, Feedback, Departmental monitors.
• Interviews patients for pertinent medical history and obtains consents on patients prior to performing studies as required. Measurement: Observation, Feedback, Departmental monitors.
• Uses sterile technique and prevents cross-contamination. Measurement: Observation, Feedback, Departmental monitors.
• Orders and maintains supplies at an acceptable level in assigned area as needed. Measurement: Observation, Feedback, Inventory.

Job Requirements

• Must be a graduate from a CAAHEP accredited Sonography program and Must have recent (within the last 6 months) hands-on scanning experience either as an ultrasound student or as a sonographer, upon hire and
• More than one year experience in Abdomen or OB/Gyn.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1974, Dignity Health - St. John’s Hospital Camarillo is a 58-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 40,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Hospital Camarillo has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement three years in a row, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

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Pay Range

$69.12 - $82.82 /hour