Catholic Health Initiatives Hiring for Sonographer at Hot Springs, Arkansas Full Time

Overview

As our Sonographer at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs, you will work directly with patients and use sonographic equipment to record images of the motion, shape, and composition of blood, organs, tissues, and bodily masses as well as looking at unborn fetuses in prenatal care.

To be successful as a sonographer, you should have excellent patient service and communication skills, as well as good eyesight and attention to detail. You should have good technical skills, as well as sound judgment and decision-making skills.

About Us:

CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is a 280 bed faith-based, non-profit, Magnet Accredited facility providing quality health care to patients and communities from all over the State of Arkansas. As the only level II trauma center in the southwest part of the state, CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is the regional referral center for cardiology, trauma, neuro, ortho, oncology and critical care/pulmonary. We have also been voted as one of Arkansas Best Places to Work by Arkansas Business since 2019. We have earned top patient safety ratings from Leapfrog and was recently named as one of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in Fortune and PINC AI.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

Responsibilities

• Explaining sonographic procedures to patients, answering questions, preparing patients by applying the gel to the skin, and positioning the patients on the table.

• Ensuring clear images for diagnostic purposes and making adjustments to the sonographic equipment when necessary.

• Selecting the appropriate settings and adjusting the patients’ positions accordingly.

• Monitoring and caring for patients to ensure their safety and comfort during the procedures.

• Selecting and examining images, looking for differences between healthy and pathological areas, and determining if the scope of the exam should be extended, based on preliminary findings.

• Presenting the sonograms and preliminary findings to the Physicians.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a program of Radiologic Technology accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) or an approved Sonography/Vascular Ultrasound program that has been approved by (JRCERT)

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) or ARDMS

Pay Range

$29.75 – $43.13 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.