Sonographer

Where You’ll Work At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy, our focus is patient-centered care.

Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment.

Our full range of medical services includes trauma services, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Sonographer, you will utilize advanced sonographic equipment to record detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and bodily masses, including unborn fetuses, providing critical visual data for diagnosis and prenatal care.Every day you will directly interact with patients, explaining procedures, answering questions, and preparing them for scans.

You will meticulously operate sonographic equipment, adjusting settings and patient positions to ensure clear, diagnostic images.

You will monitor and care for patients to ensure their safety and comfort, select and examine images for pathologies, and present preliminary findings to Physicians.To be successful in this role, you will possess excellent patient service and communication skills, sharp eyesight, and meticulous attention to detail.

You will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, sound judgment, and advanced decision-making skills to effectively capture and interpret sonographic data, ensuring optimal diagnostic support.

Proper assessment of the patient and their abilities to participate in ordered procedure.

Provides a clear explanation of the procedure including; duration, process, and what to expect following completion.

Verifies informed consent for and assists physician with interventional procedures; needle localization, aspiration, biopsies, and other invasive procedures.

Practices aseptic and sterile techniques as necessary and observes universal precautions.

Provides patient education as appropriate.

Selection of the proper equipment, setting correct technical factors, procedure protocols and gathers proper supplies prior to performance of the procedure.

Recognizes all radiation safety standards including “Image Gently” and “Image Wisely” and MR safety standards.

Understands and follows all rules around radiation protection including wearing of lead protection when utilizing fluoroscopy or when there is a possibility of exposure i.e.