Job Description

_ A Day in the Life_

• The Ultrasonographer I functions under the delegated authority of a supervising physician to provide diagnostic medical sonography services, delivering clinically relevant imaging information to support patient diagnosis and treatment in accordance with education, training, professional standards, and facility policies.
• Prepare equipment and exam rooms, verify orders and patient identifiers, review patient history, communicate effectively with patients, and perform ultrasound examinations safely and efficiently per established protocols.
• Apply independent clinical judgment to obtain accurate and complete imaging, recognize exam limitations, acquire additional images as needed, and prepare preliminary findings for physician interpretation.
• Ensure patient safety, comfort, privacy, and infection control while maintaining professional, ethical, and appearance standards.
• Operate, clean, and maintain ultrasound equipment; perform quality control; manage documentation and images in PACS; and support departmental operations, including quality improvement activities, basic vascular studies, education support, on-call coverage, and routine stocking and housekeeping.

Qualifications

_ What’s Required_

• Completion of college or hospital based Vascular or Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program or completion of Allied Health Program approved by the AMA.
• Registered or registry eligible. Registry should be acquired within 6 months from hire date of minimum of Physics registry passed and a specialty registry by 1 year of hire date.
• Level 1: Under 5 years’ experience in at least a single RDMS subspecialty (ABD, OB/GYN etc.)

Sonographers will perform basic ultrasound exams and procedures as well as limited vascular exams including but not limited to: Abdomen/Renal, Small Parts, General OB all trimesters, Neonatal Head, Thoracentesis, Paracentesis,Thyroid Biopsy, Guided injections or aspirations, Carotid, Venous Doppler, GYN, Hysterosonograms

Additional Information

Schedule: PRN or as needed (PTO/call in coverage), 7-3p or 2-10p

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Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.