Sonographer

It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters - every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. Department: Ultrasound Schedule: 24 hours per week / Variable Shifts Apply today. SSM Health - We bring out the incredible in you, everyday. Job Summary: Performs diagnostic procedures on patients using ultrasound waves to examine tissue and body structure, providing quality images for interpretation. The only registration requirement for this position is as a registered sonographer appropriate for the department in which the sonographer works. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Sets up and adjusts all equipment and manually maneuvers transducers to perform exams. • Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures. • Performs routine and complex studies and assists in a variety of imaging procedures. • Recognizes significant structures, artifacts, pathology and equipment limitations. • Ensures equipment is properly functioning. Reports potential problems or equipment malfunction to appropriate personnel. Lock/tag out equipment if appropriate. • Ensures prompt submission of all high-quality images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, images labeled correctly and patient data/history). • Assists in maintaining a clean, and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms and any other areas in department. • Maintains compliance with regulatory agencies. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION • Completion of a Sonography program EXPERIENCE • No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Constant standing and walking. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more). • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. • Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent lifting/moving of patients. • Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors. • Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Rare kneeling and sitting. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Abdomen (AB) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) • Or • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) • Or • Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) • Or • Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 4206000012 Ultrasound Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.