Sonographer

Make a meaningful impact every day by joining UPMC Chautauqua as a Full-Time Sonographer. If you’re a skilled imaging professional who values teamwork, patient-centered care, and clinical excellence, this is your opportunity to grow your career with a nationally respected health system—right here in our community.

Why UPMC Chautauqua?

At UPMC Chautauqua, you’ll work alongside compassionate professionals who are committed to delivering high-quality care. We offer a supportive environment, access to advanced technology, and the stability and growth opportunities that come with being part of UPMC.
Performs imaging procedures at a technical level not requiring constant supervision. Competently performs a variety of technical procedures that require independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

The final candidate for this role will be placed in the level of the career ladder based on education, experience, and leader discretion.

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus of $6,000 with a 2-year work commitment!

This position will work rotating weekends and holidays, as well as on call.  Variable shifts.

Responsibilities:
 

• Utilizes appropriate ultrasound instrumentation for procedures and demonstrates knowledge of equipment operations, applications and scanning techniques resulting in optimized image data/documentation. Completes procedures according to protocol.
• Assists physicians with invasive procedures as necessary and adheres strictly to the universal protocol standards.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate instructions to patients in a clear and concise manner and explain procedures to help allay the patient?s fears and solicit their cooperation.
• Identifies all patients properly by using two patient identifiers and utilizes universal protocol when performing procedures. Reviews patient history and assesses physician orders, applying specific departmental protocols for optimal results in the acquisition of data. Documents patient history in electronic record as required.
• Performs a variety of technical ultrasound procedures, correlating appropriate patient history, laboratory data, and physical findings, for the purpose of assisting in a patient?s medical diagnosis under the direct supervision of a physician.
• Demonstrates a strong ability to interact with both patients and co-workers, while displaying a high level of caring, listening, dignity and respect. Able to work as team member within the department and all other departments to expedite patient care efficiently.
• Ensures all exams within his/her area of responsibility are properly coded and tracked through RIS system, all exams are properly networked to ISITE for archiving and interpretation, and all charges are adequately entered for the exams performed.
• Obtains appropriate image documentation of cross-sectional anatomy in all body planes demonstrating anatomy, anatomical relationships and ultrasonic characteristics of normal and abnormal tissues and obtains and correlates ultrasonic measurements of structures/organs with data charts, anatomical normal measurements and computer data programs, where applicable.