Sonographer

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the production of high quality images in ultrasound
• Performing imaging tests following approved policies & procedures in accordance with provider and/or radiologist orders
• Dependable, reliable and can relate positively and professionally with patients, visitors and facility staff
• Performing quality control; quality assurance and preventative maintenance
• Able to work independently as well as in an interdepartmental setting (including inpatient, outpatient, portable and OR)
• Strong patient care and customer services skills
• Patient safety, education, staff safety

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Diagnostic Medical Sonography program
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonography (RDMS) certification
• Hospital/clinical experience in sonography

Preferred

• Two years minimum experience
• Registered Cardiac Electr, within 6 months
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, within 6 months
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI, within 6 months
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, within 6 months
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, within 6 months
• Registered Technologist Computed Tomography, within 6 months
• Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT, within 6 months
• Registered Vascular Specialist, within 6 months
• Registered Vascular Technologist, within 6 months

Where You'll Work

In Central Minnesota you'll find quality health care as near to you as CHI St. Gabriel's Health in Little Falls, part of CommonSpirit Health. We've been serving this area since 1892 and we have the equipment, experience, and expertise to offer you a full range of the latest health services.

Pay

$43.97 - $48.85 /hour