Sonographer

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Sonographer at CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson, 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. 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.

• 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.

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

We are offering a $30,000 Sign-Bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

• 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 certification.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support, BLS-CPR card.

CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson, part of Common Spirit Health, a national nonprofit health system based in Englewood, Colorado. The faith-based system operates in 18 states and includes 103 hospitals. Additional services offered within the system are long‑term care, assisted and residential living communities, community health services organizations, home health agencies, and numerous outpatient facilities.

$35.70 - $53.11 /hour

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care