Sonographer

Job Summary:

“Great company to work for. Great working environment and developmental training! Feel accomplished at the end of the day. Great opportunities to promote yourself within and fine tune your skills. Great benefits, coworkers are very helpful. Autonomy, variety of patients, always on the move, great benefits, job security, and a great team to work with that supports you.”

ROLE: Provide mobile ultrasound service. Majority of work activity performed in various nursing homes, home cares facilities, prisons and processing sites throughout regions serviced by Diagnostic Laboratories traveling in an automobile to the location.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Transport and unload portable sonographic equipment and take into facilities to perform exams ordered by the physician.
• Perform and process Ultrasounds using portable sonographic equipment and digitally send them to a Radiologist for interpretation. Must obtain clinically diagnostic, technically competent images
• Scan exam related paperwork/billing on a daily basis per protocol.
• Communicate regularly, efficiently, and professionally with peers, management, dispatch department and clients.
• This job description represents only a portion of the responsibilities of the Sonographer. All Sonographers are responsible for all other information pertaining to their job duties as described in the Associate Handbook or mandated by management, as well as any other duties as assigned.

The tasks and responsibilities listed above represent only a portion of the responsibilities of the Sonographer. All Sonographers are responsible for all other information pertaining to their job duties as described in the full job description, Associate Handbook or mandated by management, as well as any other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The Sonographer may lift the Equipment Bag into and out of the vehicle and/or wheeled cart at the patient’s bedside and requires 18 to 20 pounds of force. The Equipment Bag is placed into a wheeled cart and is pulled for up to 250 feet, requiring an initiating force of 10 lbs., and a sustained force of 5 to 8 pounds.

Requirements

"By submitting your applicant to this need you are acknowledging that you have checked and have no inclination that your candidate has applied directly to this position. Any candidate that has applied directly is not eligible to be onboarded through an agency.

• Applicant must be registered with ARDMS or CCI for vascular ultrasound.
• General/Vascular AND ECHO (ARDMS or CCI)
• Vaccination against COVID-19 is a requirement for all individuals. Alternatively, those seeking an exemption must submit proper documentation supporting their request.

• Graduate of an accredited diagnostic ultrasound technology program.
• Maintain required certification and registries, health requirements, and operational requirements. It is the responsibility of the sonographer to provide a copy of such registries and/or diploma to the appropriate Trident Care personnel when requested. A sonographer should carry and be able to always provide credentials.
• Sonographer must always maintain a valid driver’s license and be able to produce the license on demand. It is the responsibility of the technologists to provide a copy of such license(s) and/or certificate(s) to the appropriate TRIDENTCARE personnel. All associates are subject to periodic driver’s license checks. General and Vascular Required, Echo a Plus

Certification Requirements

• ARDMS
• CCI - RCIS

Additional License Requirements

• Limited license not accepted

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $36.00 - $40.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Signing bonus

Ability to Commute:

• St. Louis, MO (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• St. Louis, MO: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $36 - $40