SSM Health·Jefferson City, Missouri
Performs diagnostic ultrasound procedures on patients to provide high-quality images for medical interpretation. Maintains equipment, ensures safety compliance, and manages patient data within the PACS system.
It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Worker Type: PRN Job Summary: Performs diagnostic procedures on patients using ultrasound waves to examine tissue and body structure, providing quality images for interpretation. The registration requirement for this position is a registered sonographer holding two or more registries appropriate for the department(s) in which the sonographer works.
Ex: Abd/Ob, abd/Msk, abd/Br, ob/Fe.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Second registry must be used in primary department or secondary department 30% of the time.
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
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) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) Or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) Or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Abdomen (AB) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Abdomen (AB) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with Fetal Echocardiography Specialty - RDMS(FE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Abdomen (AB) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Abdomen (AB) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with Fetal Echocardiography Specialty - RDMS(FE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - 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) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with Fetal Echocardiography Specialty - RDMS(FE) - 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) And Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) - 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) And Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with Fetal Echocardiography Specialty - RDMS(FE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with Fetal Echocardiography Specialty - RDMS(FE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with Fetal Echocardiography Specialty - RDMS(FE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Abdomen (AB) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with Fetal Echocardiography Specialty - RDMS(FE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Abdomen (AB) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with Fetal Echocardiography Specialty - RDMS(FE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Abdomen (AB) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Breast (BR) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) And Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with Fetal Echocardiography Specialty - RDMS(FE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
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Requires completion of a Sonography program and at least two appropriate professional registries. Candidates must hold BLS certification and specific ARDMS or CCI credentials relevant to the department.
Market context
In Missouri, sonographer openings often favor candidates who can cover multiple imaging areas and adapt to department needs. This role is competitive because it requires a registered sonographer with two or more relevant registries, and the second registry must be used in the primary or secondary department 30% of the time; no formal experience is required, but program completion and specific certifications are expected. Before applying, confirm your registries match the department mix and note that the job requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original posting, which can save research time.