Ultrasound Tech

About the Role

As an 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Perform diagnostic ultrasound procedures, including portables, according to accepted policies and practices.
• Demonstrate knowledge of ultrasound examinations as well as ultrasound-related interventional procedures.
• Assist in maintaining records while respecting confidentiality and established policy.
• Assume responsibility for the assigned area by reporting equipment malfunctions to the manager.
• Provide practical instruction for students and/or other healthcare professionals.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Graduate from an AMA-approved school of ultrasound technology.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - CPR certification.
• Fire Safety certification within 90 days of hire.

About the Workplace

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, the hospital opened its new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center to increase patient comfort and privacy. California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It was recently awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement for its commitment to providing the best stroke care.

The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

Pay

$62.83 - $75.29 per hour.