Sonographer

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Jackson, WY/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$44.18 - $66.97 Hourly/div divstrongJob Category/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Allied Health/div /div h4 /h4divustrongJob Summary/strong/u/div divProduce and record high quality sonographic images in the specialty areas of OB/GYN, abdomen, abdominal Doppler, color-flow imaging, small parts, biopsy, aspiration guidance, and vascular in accordance with departmental protocols. Performs all procedures which are offered by the department following exam protocols on neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Provides direct patient care that ensures quality, efficiency, and well-being of each patient. Collaborates with members of the health care team to promote total patient care, demonstrates a commitment to the purpose, vision, and values of St. John’s Health. Delivers services according to the scope of service for Diagnostic Imaging. Adheres to and practices the St. John’s Health Corporate Compliance Program.       /div div /div divstronguEssential Functions/u/strong/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"1. Consistently demonstrates competence in performing ultrasound examinations offered by the department. Demonstrates skill and knowledge in the use of all standard ultrasound equipment. Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of cross-sectional and sagittal anatomy. /span/span/span/span/div div /div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"2. Obtains and examines order requisition to ensure an adequate indication for the procedure is documented and correlates with the ultrasound exam to be performed. Regularly consult with others as necessary to verify appropriate procedure to be completed. Thoroughly explains the procedure in an empathetic and caring way to alleviate patient anxiety. Assures patient’s questions are answered prior to beginning the exam. /span/span/span/span/div div /div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"3. Address patient care complaints with DNV standards; demonstrates an awareness of radiation safety procedures for self and others. Prepares examination for interpretation by the Radiologist to include exam QA, scanning appropriate documents, retrieving prior studies, and sending to PACS. Charges exam, supplies, and medications accurately at the time of use. /span/span/span/span/div div /div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"4. Organizes and prioritizes care of multiple patients with varying levels of acuity in a timely and efficient manner. Demonstrates the ability to perform work in an accurate and timely manner in periods of crisis and emergency situations. Transports patients safely to and from Diagnostic Imaging department. Properly performs hand-off communications when a patient has left or returned to the unit. Reports any changes in a patient’s condition or behavior to the appropriate physician or nursing personnel. /span/span/span/span/div div /div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"5. Conveys a strong sense of advocacy and support for staff and co-workers. Assists, teaches, and answers questions for colleagues. Presents self as a resource to co-workers and organization. Mentors new staff. Regularly assists in other areas of the department as needed. Uses time for departmental advantages. /span/span/span/span/div div /div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"6. Maintains, develops, and updates Sonographer skills. Self-evaluates professional knowledge and actively seeks out educational opportunities for development. /span/span/span/span/div div /div divstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"uspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Job Requirements/span/span/u/span/span/strong/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"M/span/span/strongstrongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"inimum Education/span/span/strong/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Required/span/span/strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;": NA/span/span/span/span/div div style="margin-right:-1px;" /div div style="margin-right:-1px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"M/span/span/strongstrongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"inimum Work Experience/span/span/strong/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Required:/span/span/strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;" Ultrasound experience required. Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and phone etiquette skills. /span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Preferred:/span/span/strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;" 2 years working as a Sonographer in a hospital setting. Breast Ultrasound, OB, ABD, and Vascular. /span/span/span/span/div div /div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Required Licenses: /span/span/strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Registered with the ARDMS. BLS certification required at the time of hire./span/span/span/span/div div /div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"stronguspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Functional Demands/span/span/u/strong/span/span/div div style="margin-right:-1px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"W/span/span/strongstrongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"orking Conditions/span/span/strong/span/span/div div style="margin-right:-1px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Radiation exposure, hospital environment, on-call rotation. Must be on-site at the St. John’s Health campus or other facilities to fulfill the responsibilities of this role. /span/span/span/span/div div style="margin-right:-1px;" /div div style="margin-right:-1px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"P/span/span/strongstrongspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"hysical Requirements/span/span/strong/span/span/div div style="margin-right:-1px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"80% of shift standing and walking. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Must be able to lift 10 pounds overhead. Intermittent sitting, reaching, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, and computer use./span/span/span/span/div div /div divstrongDirect Reports: /strongNone/div div /div divstrongReports to:/strong Director Diagnostic Imaging/div div /div divstrongInternal amp; External Contacts: /strongPatients, family members, physicians, all hospital and medical group staff and the public./div div /div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"stronguspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"L/span/span/u/strongstronguspan style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"eadership Capabilities/span/span/u/strong/span/span/div divstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Attention to Detail/span/span/span/span/strong/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Completes tasks in a way that ensures there are no errors/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Methodically and patiently reviews work to identify any mistakes or discrepancies/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Creates and stores documentation in a way that is thorough and easy to access/span/span/span/span/div div /div divstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Composure/span/span/span/span/strong/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Remains calm when times are tough/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Maintains balance when the unexpected happens/span/span/span/span/div div /div divstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Initiative/span/span/span/span/strong/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Doesn’t wait for others to tell him/her what to do; sees a problem or opportunity and immediately starts moving to address it/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Finds his/her own motivation for completing work and accomplishing goals/span/span/span/span/div div /div divstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Interpersonal Skills/span/span/span/span/strong/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Builds appropriate rapport/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Uses diplomacy and tact/span/span/span/span/div div /div divstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Patient Focus/span/span/span/span/strong/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of patients/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Gets firsthand patient feedback and uses it for improvements/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Establishes and maintains effective relationships with patients and gains their trust and respect/span/span/span/span/div div /div divstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"Quality Decision Making/span/span/span/span/strong/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Considers many factors and sources when making decisions/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Is correct and accurate with most of his/her solutions and suggestions when judged over time/span/span/span/span/div divspan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:9pt;"span style="font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;"·Is sought out by others for advice and solutions/span/span/span/span/divh4Qualifications/h4br