Sonographer - Clinical Practitioner Job Boston area,Massachusetts USA,Healthcare

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MON - THURSDAY 7AM to 530PM

The Sonographer Clinical Practitioner serves as an advanced clinical resource whose primary responsibility is providing accurate and timely preliminary ultrasound reports for radiologist review. The role supports efficient departmental workflow, communicates significant and urgent findings to radiologists and referring providers, and collaborates with the medical team to ensure high-quality patient care and timely interpretation of examinations.

Additional responsibilities include monitoring preliminary reporting workflows, assisting with complex clinical cases, supporting staff education and professional development, conducting competency assessments, participating in quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives, standardizing imaging protocols, and supporting departmental accreditation and regulatory compliance. The Clinical Sonographer Practitioner also assists with onboarding and training new sonographers, identifying opportunities for workflow improvements, maintaining documentation standards, and ensuring adherence to established clinical policies and procedures.

The Sonographer Clinical Practitioner maintains advanced clinical competency and may perform sonographic examinations in specialized circumstances, including research studies, contrast-enhanced ultrasound procedures, and the implementation, evaluation, and staff training of newly introduced examinations, protocols, equipment, or advanced imaging techniques.

Reporting Structure:
The Clinical Sonographer Practitioner reports directly to the Clinical Manager and Technical Director and works collaboratively with radiologists, departmental leadership, and sonography staff to support clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and departmental objectives.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

Assists in planning, scheduling assignments, and coordinates the daily work of staff sonographers, students and aides.

Participates in the development of new tests by performing comparison studies and clinical trials.

Assists in developing quality control procedures and instructs sonographeres on technical aspects of their routine use.

Assists in clinical teaching of both staff and student sonographers. Provides assistance in the process of evaluating student and staff sonographers.

Troubleshoots in the event of a technical or mechanical problem. Contacts appropriate service engineers/vendors for equipment failure.

Required Qualifications:

Associate's degree required. Bachelor's degree preferred.

Registration Reg Diagnostic Med Sonographer required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.

5-8 years related work experience required.

In addition to the duties of the staff sonographer, the senior sonographer is proficient in varied Ultrasound exams including Doppler and Color Doppler Ultrasound.

New hires will have 30 days to provide BLS certification through the American Heart Association.

Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Preferred Qualifications:

Nuchal translucency certification

Competencies:

Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.

Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements.

Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and…