Diagnostic Sonographer

About the role

The role functions as a healthcare provider who, working under the delegated authority of the supervising physician, serves as a medical imaging professional, providing clinically relevant information to assist the physician with the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The role includes preparing exam rooms and ultrasound equipment, conducting diagnostic medical sonography examinations, ensuring patient safety and comfort, reviewing and synthesizing examination results, and assisting with daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepares exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct sonography examinations in accordance with infection disease, sterilization, and patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Reviews patient medical history, conducts patient clinical assessment, and performs diagnostic medical sonography examination as ordered by supervising physician in accordance with professional and practice protocols.
• Applies independent, ethical judgment and critical thinking to safely perform diagnostic sonography procedures.
• Ensures that appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical conditions are accurately captured in the examination images.
• Uses proper patient positioning tools, devices, equipment adjustment, and ergonomically correct scanning techniques to ensure patient comfort and safety and to prevent compromised data acquisition and musculoskeletal injury to the sonographer.
• Ensures that the sonography examination order is complete, contains relevant information, and meets the standard of "medical necessity."
• Identifies and documents any limitations to the sonography examination.
• Reviews images, synthesizes results, and prepares preliminary findings for interpreting physician.
• Except as authorized, refers specific diagnostic, treatment, or prognosis questions to the appropriate physician or healthcare professional.
• Ensures that sonography examination results meet practice standards for Quality Assurance before findings are released for interpretation.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with privacy laws (e.g., HIPAA) and practice policies and procedures.
• Affords assistance with daily operations.
• Performs quality control procedures to ensure that ultrasound equipment operates at optimal levels.
• Performs preventative maintenance and initiates calls for equipment service as necessary.
• Works with appropriate staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Carries out Quality Assurance protocols and Quality Improvement measures within the practice.
• Affords assistance with the education and training of sonography students and physician residents.

  Requirements

  Associate's Degree in Sonography or related field. Successful completion of a 12-month CAAHEP approved program in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, or equivalent education. Demonstrated competence in the specialty area(s) to be performed, including sonographer certification by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).

  Qualifications

  Completion of a two-year Allied Health degree and successful completion of a 12-month CAAHEP approved program in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, or equivalent education. Demonstrated competence in the specialty area(s) to be performed, including sonographer certification by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).

  Skills

  Ability to foster a collaborative atmosphere with other members of the healthcare team. Demonstrated proficiency with computer skills and software programs used for documentation activities and report generation.

  Benefits

  N/A

  Pay

  $57.03 - $63.41 per hour

  Schedule

  Weekly Hours: 35.00