Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our 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.

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.

Performs diagnostic ultrasound procedures including portables according to accepted policies and practices.
Knowledge of ultrasound examinations as well as ultrasound related interventional procedures.
Assists in maintaining records, respecting confidentiality and established policy.
Assumes responsibility for assigned area in reporting equipment malfunction to manager.
Provides practical instruction for students and/or other health care professionals.

Job Requirements

High School Graduate or GED
Graduate from AMA approved school of ultrasound technology.
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
AHA Basic Life Support - CPR
Fire Safety, within 90 Days

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Womens Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range
$59.84 - $71.71 /hour

California Hospital Medical Center

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